Assuming he was already sick with it that scenario is possible, but less likely to be happening if we were dealing with an outbreak and public awareness, and especially of spotting people who were sick with it, meaning they were infectious, it has been around for 40 years, and has always been very limited, and that is in Africa no less.
it has been around for 40 years, and has always been very limited, and that is in Africa no less.
Small comfort, because the virus seems to be evolving rapidly and able to spread more easily and quickly.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/07/28/ebola-virus-why-isnt-there-cure/
It was limited in Africa because it was in areas where it killed faster then people could walk out. It’s in major cities with airports this time.
From what I read this outbreak is different because it is in the cities in Africa. Previous outbreaks were mostly in isolated rural villages where people don’t travel much, easier to contain until it ran its course.