Ebola's back

I don't think our reaction to Swine Flu was - in any way - over the top. It's all very well that we can see with the benefit of hindsight that it was a damp squib but the information available at the time suggested otherwise.

We reacted to swine flu? I must have missed that news week.
 
Ebola is back? It never went away, there are outbreaks periodically as always.

The actual fatality rate is unknown because so few people get infected that you can't get good predictive power, and it's always in some 3rd world country where half the victims were already dying of something anyway.
 
I lived in Conakry, Monrovia and Freetown from 1997 to 2000. If ever there was a part of Africa that would provide a suitable breeding ground for Ebola, this is it.
 
If it ever got on to our public transport we'd be screwed. I swear I've been constantly ill since using the train. Filthy buggers the lot of them.

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Virus's and disease are FAR more likely to be carried and spread by illegal immigrants imo than any lack of education within an existing populace. When your nearest and dearest is a specialist midwife and sexual health policy writer you learn a lot, including just how frequent containment practices are swung into action.

The Ebola virus is itself by definition a killer, even though contracting it is a process not so easily started. I for one am definately NOT about to take a chance on that one. More common infection threats come via public NHS portals such as waiting rooms where ironically people are bottle necked together prior to appointments or urgent treatments. Also surface contact via almost any kind of handle.

I guess that understanding and appreciating the potential exposure risk hot spots is as always a key part of education and minimizing potential spread of any virus or disease.
 
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