So much for the dopey Drs. on Fox saying, “Nothing to worry about in the US it is not very contagious”
If you think about it, it’s really not contagious in the sense that you could get it just standing next to someone. This is a blood and body fluids contagious disease. The epidemic sprawl in Africa is due to substandard medical facilities and a lack of environmental cleanliness. I’ve read stories where ebola victims are literally left to die in the sun where they expire and their bodies blow up like balloons and burst. The blood and guts are consumed by carrion fowl and bugs, rats, etc. which then spread it among the communities.
I’m not saying it’s impossible that it could spread here, but it’s nothing something you’re just going to catch my standing next to an infected person on a subway or plane. You have to ingest some of their bodily fluids to get sick.
Also remember that while the mortality rate IS high, it is survivable. And while there’s no known cure, people who survive are immune to reinfection, meaning a vaccine could likely be developed, as I understand it.