re: Who else is freaked out by this ebola thing?

Transmission is by bodily fluids. This isn't a big deal. If it was airborne I would freak out

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Ebola kills people too fast to spread easily. It is like a fire that burns hot and fast, but quickly consumes all of its fuel and burns out. This has been one of the worst outbreaks in recent memory, but it will fizzle out in a few weeks like all of the rest.

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I was watching the news this morning and it seems this one is different. Normally it's the diseases high mortality rate (90%+) and the fact it kills so quickly coupled with the fact you've got to physically come into contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person that has limited these outbreaks to mostly remote villages.

But this outbreak is different. People are not dying as quick nor is the mortality rate as high. They said this morning it's like 60%. Also, this outbreak is different due to the fact a guy was able to stay up and moving long enough to get on a plane and fly into a major airport (I think it was Nigeria). And finally, it's different due to the fact that for the first time there is documentation of someone getting infected who did not come into direct contact with infected person. This woman got sick from disinfecting the bio-hazard suits worn by those who do come in direct contact with infected people.

I'm not worried yet. But this infection is different and more dangerous than past outbreaks.