[the OlLine Rebel]

I am not comforted by his death. Actually I am sad for him. But his dying doesn’t simply mean one less vector for Ebola.

It means we failed. A US hospital failed to save someone. That is scary.

I know, it’s not the best hospital, and they failed sending him home not taking it seriously, but I would think even pretty early they had a decent chance if saving him.

That does not feel good, scary that if we get it, epwe may indeed be in trouble.

[palmer]

A US hospital failed to save someone.

That was a given. Once the Ebola virus is freely reproducing in the blood vessel walls, there is no saving that patient except the patient him or herself. The best modern medicine can do is give the patient a little more time to fight it off.

[GeronL]

It means we failed. A US hospital failed to save someone. That is scary.

There is no cure for Ebola. 70-90% of those infected will die... even in the US with first world medicine.

Hey but keep those airliners full of vomiting Africans coming!

No cure. The vast majority infected will die

oh and those who survive will still likely be carriers able to spread the disease, even through sex.