Quarantines: Why They Don't Work Well

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Quarantines: Why They Don't Work Well         Even in the face of a disease like Ebola, people value freedom and convenience over the public good. Read More WATCH VIDEO: Can You Get Ebola From a Dog? Probably not, but it's not 100 percent certain. Cassini Shocked by Saturn's Spongy Moon         It's the most shocking space news of the 21st century -- literally! Read More WATCH VIDEO: Why We Blame Everything on Aliens Why, when something weird or unexplained happens, do we immediately blame aliens?! Why Don't We Ban Flights from Ebola-Stricken Africa?         Banning flights will only delay the inevitable and only by a couple of months. Read More WATCH VIDEO: How Does Ebola Kill People? Take a close look at this terrifying disease and learn how it takes down humans. Can You Literally Be Scared to Death?         We've all said, at one time or another, that we were "scared to death." Can we actually die from sheer fright? Watch Follow Discovery News on Facebook! Get your sci-tech headlines all day on Twitter too! Follow us @Discovery_News. At Discovery we value your privacy. If you would like to be removed from Discovery News emails like this, please click here to our subscription center, where you can manage your account. We recently updated our privacy policy. This policy is effective as of 10/30/07. To see new policy click here . Discovery Communications, LLC One Discovery Place Silver Spring, MD 20910 © 2014 Discovery Communications, LLC