Ebola

Ebola, what are your thoughts?

Just like abortion, Ebola is a very hot topic. Ebola has sprung up all across the world in the past few months, but it has been here for much longer. It first began in 1976 in Africa, but has sprung up in March of 2014 and really started to make an impact on the world. Since 2014, about 4,493 people in Africa died from the disease, but there have been many many more deaths through out the world. Though Ebola is extremely infectious, it isn't extremely contagious. It can only be passed on from person to person by bodily fluids. A person can also contract the disease through an animal, if an animal has the disease and a person come in contact with it, that person can contract the disease that way. This website explains the symptoms of Ebola: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/26666359/fact-sheet-ebola-how-its-spread-symptoms-treatment



The website also explains how to properly get over Ebola.  Currently there is no specific vaccine or treatment for the Ebola virus. The best way to overcome Ebola is to make sure you drink a lot of fluids, make sure you get the right amount of oxygen, and treat other infections as they occur. If you are infected with Ebola be sure to seek help ASAP. Ebola is a very harmful, and deadly disease that you most certainly would not want to have. On top of it, the longer you have it, the more chance you have to spread it to friends/family/etc.

Update: Recently, there has been a doctor in the news that stated he had Ebola and has survived it. He claimed he had the disease for a fair amount of time and he recovered from it. This proves that you can survive the disease.

Update #2: It is believed that there are no more Ebola-infected patients in the United States as of 11/14/14.