re: I'm Concerned about the Potential "Mushrooming" Effect with Ebola

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(2) Each one of these Ebola victims has had dozens of "direct" contacts. It appears that we have had mostly good news so far regarding the contacts for Duncan, except for 2 healthcare workers, but if/when there are more people testing positive for Ebola, the number of contacts for these people will probably be in the dozens, too. In fact, the second healthcare worker was on a commercial flight just 2-3 days ago, and her potential contacts from the flight alone is up to 132.

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All things being equal, the average number of people each Ebola victim infects is 2.

If nothing else, the fear of the virus here compared to people insisting it doesn't exist there will skew that average down in the US.