Modern life of planes, trains and automobiles brings people
together in close physical proximity like never before. Once upon a
time, and actually not that long ago in human history, most people
never saw anyone else outside of their own village or tribe. Those
days are gone, and now we frequently are exposed to people from
other cities, states, and countries. That is all well and good for
the most part in terms of business and pleasure, except, of course,
when it comes to the transmission of communicable diseases.
Just a couple months ago, most Americans had not even heard of
the coronavirus which began in China and then started to spread.
Now we are bombarded 24/7 with news, facts and fiction about the
virus on television, radio, news sites, social media, podcasts and
in everyday conversation. We are told that the coronavirus is
highly contagious, is spreading exponentially, is a pandemic, could
be with us for quite some time, and poses grave health dangers for
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