Downplaying Disease

I've been feeling the same way as John Nolte when he writes this column titled "5 Reasons Not to Trust the 'What Me Worry' Media About Ebola".  Is it because of political correctness that the media has been downplaying it and saying the panic is worse than the virus? Any communicable disease is bad, and we already have things like chicken pox, TB, the flu, and measles to worry about. Just tell us the truth, and don't treat us like we're the bad guys.