Smart Talk: Is Ebola a national security threat? Political Junkie and Capitol Week

What to look for on Smart Talk Friday, October 3, 2014:

For weeks Americans watched from afar as thousands of people in six west African nations were being diagnosed and treated for the deadly Ebola virus.

The level of concern increased closer to home when a man was diagnosed with Ebola this week at a hospital in Dallas, Texas. Thomas Eric Duncan had traveled from Liberia. He felt ill last Friday and went to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. The illness wasn’t recognized and Duncan was sent home with antibiotics. He returned two days later and was diagnosed.

Since then, about a hundred people who may have come into contact with Duncan are being contacted and tested.

On Friday’s Smart Talk, Dr. John Goldman, an infectious disease specialist with Pinnacle Health will join us to discuss the medical aspects of Ebola.

There are also those who believe Ebola or something like it has potential to have a destabilizing impact on the world.

Two homeland security experts from Penn State — Dr. Alexander Siedschlag and Dr. Kent Butts — appear on the program.

Also, the Political Junkie, Ken Rudin is with us from Washington with the latest fallout from the Secret Service Scandal.

Finally, WITF’s Capitol Bureau Chief Mary Wilson has the Capitol-Week-in-Review.