Frightening Facts About Ebola
There are a few frightening facts about this epidemic of Ebola virus: It can stay alive and infectious out side of the body. Why is this frightening? A patient with Ebola vomits, urinates, coughs into his hands and touches an object like a doorknob, that object is now infectious and can cause illness in the next person to touch it The virus is contained in all body fluids including saliva. Does that mean a sneeze, a cough, kiss can transmit the virus? It has a mortality rate anywhere from 50-90% It is incubating and replicating in one of the poorest regions on earth where the most rudimently medical supplies, including doctors and nurses are in such short supply as to be almost non-existant leading to unchecked spread of the disease. The incubation period is anywhere from 2-22 days meaning that someone already infected can show up at an airport looking healthy. He's allowed to fly Beijing. 5 days later the guy starts to feel sick and makes his way to the hospital c...