Dr. Fauci, a respected immunologist and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has appeared in several news outlets to express his concerns about mandatory Ebola quarantine. Dr. Fauci said he was “concerned about the disincentives for health care workers.” He warned that caution should be exercised when implementing policies, so as not to have unintended consequences and lump everyone into the same category, in this case labeling all returning health workers as a threat to the community. Dr. Fauci argues that this “general quarantine” applied to all healthcare workers is consequential and that there are better and more dignified ways to monitor them, such as passive or active monitoring depending on the viral load present in the body. individual's fluids. In his conclusion, Dr. Fauci emphasizes the importance of educating the American people about Ebola virus disease. As an Ebola epidemic unfolds in Africa, an epidemic of fear is emerging in the United States, and it is this fear that underlines many of the policy decisions regarding the treatment of those from Ebola-affected countries.