Agreed! There's a total disconnect between what we hear from people looking to ease public anxiety and what we see and learn on the news. It's actually so cont

Agreed! There's a total disconnect between what we hear from people looking to ease public anxiety and what we see and learn on the news. It's actually so contagious that even taking off your hazmat suit incorrectly can get you infected. That's because the virus can live for some period on surfaces, and that's the reason why doctors use a buddy system to remove their protective gear. It's also the reason houses, vehicles, and hospital rooms have to be decontaminated after an ebola victim passes through. According to the World Health Organization: "People can be exposed to Ebola virus from direct physical contact with body fluids like blood, saliva, stool, urine, sweat etc. of an infected person and soiled linen used by a patient." So, touch an ebola victim's bedsheets and you can get the disease. That's why it's so alarmingly contagious. It is NOT like AIDS and it probably IS something we should worry about. In this case, public paranoia might actually save lives. Here's the link to the WHO site: http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters-a-programmes/dpc/epidemic-a-pandemic-alert-and-response/epr-highlights/3648-frequently-asked-questions-on-ebola-hemorrhagic-fever.html http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters-a-programmes/dpc/epidemi...