What You Didn't Know About Ebola

I recently harped about this issue right here, but seriously, this is getting to be a much bigger problem than any of us anticipated. And in case you didn't realize why, take a look at some of these facts.

• there currently is no cure for Ebola
• Ebola has a 90% fatality rate. That means 9 out of 10 people who are infected die. 
• it can take up to 21 days before symptoms develop, plenty of time for an infected person to travel abroad and come into contact with thousands of people (1)
• it's extremely difficult to diagnose the disease in the initial stages of it
• people contract it through contact with other peoples' blood or secretions
• there's a chance that it could be spread through respiratory droplets (2)
• the first American to die due to ebola flew on two international flights after he was infected (3)
• Around 1200 people that we know of have been infected so far
• 3 Americans have been infected in Africa
• There are several strains of ebola. One of them is named after Reston, VA, where it was discovered. It only kills monkeys.(4)
• 600+ people have died due to infection so far

Pray!

References

1. http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/symptoms/index.html

2. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-20341423

3. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ebola-doctors-told-prepare-global-3933249

4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reston_virus