btw, it might already be too late to stop it from getting here
http://news.yahoo.com/official-ebola-kills-senior-doctor-liberia-094351470.html
the doctor’s wife came home within the last week... just before he started showing symptoms.
which means... they were together while he was contagious.
have no fear, they are not under quarantine....
The photo in the linked article shows the American physician (Dr. Brantley), wearing full protective gear while treating Ebola patients last year. Either he got careless (highly unlikely); his protective gear failed, or the outbreak is much more widespread and Brantley was exposed in a location that was presumed safe.
Medical quarantines are one of the most effective—and cheapest—public health tools. But today are are rarely used, to avoid offending a particular group or interrupting international travel.