[Sthitch]

It is incredibly sad what is happening in Africa. Money is not what is going to solve the problem on that continent, education will. Does that sound familiar? It is not just educating a man not to cheat on his wife, or to wear a condom when he is with his boyfriend or a hooker, but education that allows these countries to develop and throw off the chains of oppression. As long as the people are kept illiterate, ignorant, and oppressed they are going to continue to have these problems. With organizations like TransAfrica and the UN setting the agenda for the continent, I hold out little hope for change

By the way, I put Marburg in quotes because it seems less and less likely that the current infection is actually Marburg, and more likely another hemorrhagic fever, such as an Ebola variant. Marburg generally has an 80% survival rate, and that is far different than the current 80% mortality rate we are seeing during this outbreak.

[G.Mason]

"It is incredibly sad what is happening in Africa ... "

FWIW ... I agree with you 100%.

Were one to look at the health associated problems of any inner city [ Detroit, New york, Chicago, LA ... ] we see the same similarities. Lack of education, morays, drug use, squalor and filth. Middle America appears quite healthy. Seems to be equateable to the Red / Blue election map.

Thanks for the Marburg info, and I get your point.