Anthrax Scare

One of the deadliest forms of terrorism is using Biological Weapons, it is aimed at countless innocent individuals and can rapidly spread far across the nation with stealth speed. As a former researcher of microbiology, I have studied the implications of the latency period with such infections such as HIV, Herpes, and Ebola and I will inform the public that certain diseases have their strengths and pitfalls. HIV, one of the most successful viruses for its ubiquity, had widely spread through the United States by the promiscuity of humans and the long latency period for detection of infection, however as a virus it is weak outside of a host's body. Ebola, on the other hand, can kill almost all of its hosts in a short amount of period but remains an unsuccessful virus for its great effectiveness in eliminating it's host which causes its inability to spread to a greater population. What we do not know we must found out the facts on ourselves. Do NOT rely on the media to give you the right answers or the full information on a subject. A lot of the media's role is to create a sensationalism in order to capture their audience so that they can watch more of their commercials and make money. That is why the media can cause utter chaos on something very trivial and unimportant just for their ratings to shoot through the roof. Most of the media are doomsayers and will continue to report misleading facts to get the people's attention. I am not saying that we do not need to worry about the onset of an Anthrax epidemic in our country. However, what I am saying is to only watch the news and take what you hear with a grain of salt and to find out prevention methods and facts on your own instead of relying on the media to give you an exaggerated report.