Nation struggles with how to handle workers returning from Africa 's Ebola zone . The CDC has been working on a plan for the region, but it is not clear if they will be able to get enough people in place before the outbreak gets out of control and kills thousands more Obama and CDC discourage quarantines , seek to allay fears . The virus is spread through the direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infectious person -- that is , someone who shows symptoms of the virus -- and with surfaces and materials contaminated with those fluids . At stake is the fight against Ebola itself , advocates say .
Nation struggles with how to handle workers returning from Africa 's Ebola zone . The CDC has been working on a plan for the region, but it is not clear if they will be able to get enough people in place before the outbreak gets out of control and kills thousands more Obama and CDC discourage quarantines , seek to allay fears . At stake is the fight against Ebola itself , advocates say .