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In reply to the discussion: All the Blood in Your Body (re: Ebola in Africa) [View all]CoffeeCat
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and people like you guys--who worked in the medical field--know how bad this can get.
When I first began reading about the Ebola outbreak, 40 people had died. Now 680 have died.
And it's of concern that articles have reported that infected people have been traveling on airplanes.
This is a growing crisis.
I am concerned because schools start very quickly in the United States. Within the next 2-3 weeks, most US schools will be back in session.
Right now, is a critical time. Although the virus is contained to Africa--it could be spreading around the world. We just don't know yet. The incubation period is 1-2 weeks. That's a long time for people to have the virus and not know it.
I think we will know a lot in the next month or so. Going from 40-680 deaths is not a good sign about where things are headed.