1. a) Who is Lisa Monaco?
b) How did Ms. Monaco respond to the idea of banning air travel to and from West African countries affected by the Ebola virus? Be specific.

2. a) What does Ms. Monaco believe is the most effective way to control the spread of Ebola to the U.S.?
b) What steps does Ms. Monaco say have been taken to prevent Ebola victims from coming to the U.S.?

3. a) What steps has Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said the U.S. should take to prevent Ebola victims from entering the U.S.?
b) How does Gov. Jindal respond to the Obama administration’s assertion that banning flights from West Africa would be counterproductive?

4. a) How does Dr. Anthony Fauci view the possibility of a widespread outbreak of Ebola in the U.S.?
b) What assurance did Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell give about Ebola in the U.S.?
c) Previous to Thomas Duncan’s diagnosis in Texas, U.S. government health officials had said it was unlikely that there would ever be a case of Ebola in the U.S.
Do Dr. Fauci’s and Secretary Burwell’s recent statements reassure you that we do not have to be concerned about an outbreak of Ebola in the U.S.? Explain your answer.

5. When a person is infected with the Ebola virus, it takes up to 21 days for the symptoms to appear.
a) Do you think the Obama administration’s plan for preventing people infected with Ebola from coming to the U.S. will be effective? Explain your answer.
b) Liberian citizen Thomas Duncan lied when asked if he’d taken care of an Ebola patient or touched the body of anyone who’d died in an Ebola-stricken area in the last 21 days. Do you think the Obama administration can prevent people from lying when questioned about whether they’ve come into contact with anyone stricken with Ebola? Explain your answer.
c) Ask a parent the same questions.

6. Ms. Monaco says stopping flights into and out of West Africa would “slow down the ability of the United States and other international partners to actually get expertise and capabilities and equipment into the affected areas.” How could the Obama administration impose a ban on flights to/from West Africa, yet still get our experts and equipment into the affected areas?