“You could forget that you must not shake anyone’s hand,” I said. “And, if you shake someone’s hand who has Ebola and a tiny cut, and you have the same, you could get Ebola.” Unaccustomed to offering this form of apocalyptic leadership, I echoed Susan’s concerns as my team looked at me gravely. “I want to make sure that each of you has thought through the risks you are taking,” I said.

