Imagine athletes from poorer states take it back to their countries which don't have good healthcare infrastructure and it becomes an uncontrollable epidemic there.<p>A very real possibility of Half a Million people taking the virus back to every city on the planet and all they are saying is we'll use mosquito repellents near the stadiums and hotels and everything will be fine.<p>I understand that there's alot of money and sunk cost at stake for Brazil and IOC but it their adamance over this is dangerous.