The actions by the doctor in the oil hub of Port Harcourt are a sobering counterpoint to the above. He secretly treated another Liberian diplomat, presumably infected by the index case, in a hotel room. The diplomat recovered, the doctor died, but not before infecting others because he did not take the necessary precautions when he become symptomatic.

People can know which end is up and still act very irresponsibly in the face of such a lethal threat.