WHO-What we know about transmission of the Ebola virus among humans. [View all]

[AverageJoe90]

Thought I'd share this. This should shed some much-needed light on what we really know about Ebola(which is quite a bit!).

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/06-october-2014/en/

Oh, and here's the best part:

Moreover, scientists are unaware of any virus that has dramatically changed its mode of transmission. For example, the H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has caused sporadic human cases since 1997, is now endemic in chickens and ducks in large parts of Asia.

That virus has probably circulated through many billions of birds for at least two decades. Its mode of transmission remains basically unchanged.

So, there we go. This should help, hopefully, to put some of the more pessimistic speculation to rest.