by Dugout Dad » Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:02 am
jonriv wrote:Ebola has a 70% mortality rate if not treated properly
15% if treated properly
So far in the US 0%(although small sample group)
What makes this disease so deadly and viralant in western africa is the very poor sanitary conditions, the almost non existent medical infra-structure, cultural fears about modern medicine and a mistrust of anything "western" In a modern western country a disease like Ebola has little chance of being a major epedemic(unlike other airborne diseases)
So how did the western, well-nourished, healthy doctors catch it? They were wearing protective gear and taking all the precautions.
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