With everybody talking about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, it’s hard to know what information is correct. But the truth about Ebola is not as serious as people have made it out to be.
The symptoms of this disease are as follows: fever, severe headaches, muscle pain, weakness, vomiting, abdominal pain, bleeding, and death. These symptoms usually show up 8 to 10 days after contracting Ebola. It is transmitted through contact with the bodily fluids, including (but not limited to) saliva, vomit, urine, etc.
Fortunately, it is not airborne, and cannot be spread through water or food. Because of this, the disease can be easily contained. However, the main reason that Ebola has spread so easily in West African countries is the handling of disease-ridden animals, especially bats. Although it’s unfortunate that so many people have contracted it in countries such as Sierra Leone, Liberia, the Congo, and Guinea, people here in the U.S need to be less concerned about the spread of Ebola in our country.
Instead, we should be helping people in affected areas by sending doctors and supplies.
The spread of Ebola is definitely a bad thing, but it is not going to be the cause of the apocalypse or even a particular threat to those of us here in America. Basically, everybody needs to calm down.