casey hixcox was put in quarantine. some states have proposed mandatory isolation for those returning from ebola-hit countries. it has been blamed for a growing hysteria in the united states. some believe it is blown out of precautions and there are calls for greater perception on how it is reported in local media. >> as of last week the number of this year's ebola cases stood at 10,141, killing 4,922 people. compare those numbers with four confirmed cases in the u.s., ending in just one death. nonetheless, ebola fever, though not the physical sort, has been rising in america. >> this is something everywhere in the country is thinking about. >> 24 hour media coverage of every case, suspected or actual, elevated the anxiety, to the point that media figures are calling for more perspective. >> do not listen to the voices in the paper and newspaper. the people that say and write histerratical things are irresponsible. >> reporter: outside a new york hospital where a patient has been quarantined, h.i.v. aides activists prot