JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The third case of Ebola popping up in Dallas in which a hospital worker who was infected traveled by plane without knowing has a number of would-be travelers avoiding airplanes. And the airline industry may be taking a hit as a result.
Some travelers say they're avoiding air travel altogether, while others say they're not worried about Ebola at all.
Travelers at Jacksonville International Airport getting on a plane Wednesday think those too afraid to fly over the Ebola scare are a little too sensitive.
"Take the bus. You'll change your mind," Ed Moffatt said, who was flying to San Francisco. "I'm not going to kiss anybody on the flight. You know, I just don't think it's a risk."
Kelly Heynh and Nancy Lay said going on an airplane right now is not for them, and they'd rather take a car or a train.
Federal authorities are stepping up their looking at flights because of the first Dallas case that spawned all this. They're looking at the flight that patient was on.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking all 132 passengers on Frontier Airlines flight 1143 Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth on Monday to contact the CDC.
News like has many travelers deciding ground travel is for them, while others think some people worry too much.
This is having economic ramifications. Airline stocks are tumbling, and shares of the major U.S. airlines have been down between 4 and 6 percent in midday trading.
Day care: Kids who travel to affected countries must stay home 21 days
The Ebola threat also has local childcare facilities taking precautionary measures to make sure no children are exposed to the virus. They're asking parents to keep kids home for a long period of time if they've recently traveled to a country where Ebola has been present.
The fear is that if someone comes into JIA from another country, that person could come in contact with a child or the child could have been traveling.
Primrose Schools, which operates a few day cares in Duval and St. Johns counties, sent a letter home to parents saying, "if you, your child, a household member or other close personal contact have traveled to an impacted country, your child must remain out of the Primrose School for a period of 21 days."
Some parents think the letter is overboard.
"A little bit," parent Chris O'Farrell said. "Think it's a bit of knee-jerk reaction. Don't know if you can make that blanket statement."
"I think that's a gross overreaction," parent Kelley Langford said. "I just do. I think it's ridiculous."
Other parents said they understand the childcare centers taking precautions.
"I think it's very cautious," parent Tina Siceloff said. "As a parent who can't bring kids in for 21 days, I'd be outraged, but as a parent of another child I would think that's great of them to be extra cautious."
Brittany Tyler, who has worked in multiple day cares, said a 21-day ban is highly unusual, but she can understand it.
"That's a little crazy, unless the virus can take up to 21 days to get into system, that's understandable," Tyler said. "But that's like a month. That's a long time -- because parents work; that's a long time to miss work."
Primrose Schooles issued a statement, which reads, in part, "Primrose has taken precautionary measures related to the Ebola outbreak in our more than 285 schools across the country based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."