Especially now that they'll be afraid to go to the hospital, for fear of getting Ebola and/or of being put in quarantine for their symptoms.
Here's a question I can't get answered: Assume someone who has the flu has also been infected by Ebola. Will the flu symptoms increase the spread of Ebola?
“Will the flu symptoms increase the spread of Ebola?”
I’ll take a guess. First, I don’t think having the flu will make any difference if it goes airborne or not.
Having the flu first would probably keep one indoors and home and isolated, so that would help prevent spreading Ebola.
On the other hand, you may already be vomitting, coughing, etc. with the flu which would help spread Ebola when you first get it.