[jjsheridan5]

A much more realistic number is between 1.4 and 3.3 billion people, and that is pretty close to an absolute worst case ... The totals will be terrible by the time this outbreak disappears, but I don't expect anything near your number.

Sounds reasonable, although there are many things that could prevent a global outbreak (vaccine, a travel ban), or minimize it. But one thing shouldn't be forgotten: if there is a global outbreak, Ebola will be confronted with a buffet of potential animal vectors to choose from. Once it gets into those, we can expect to have to play Whack-a-Mole for generations, until people develop natural resistances, or until some kind of non-strain specific vaccine is created.

[cherokee1]

I noted some time ago that our local mule and black tail deer have a condition that kills them just like ebola. It’s called hemoraghic adenovirus and kills them by dehydration , weight loss, and orifice bleeding——just like ebola. Our local geniuses say it can’t transmit to humans but I lost my appetite for venison and I only use the tractor/backhoe to handle dead ones for burial. Don’t even save the hides anymore. There seems to be rampant head-in-the-sand ignorance combined with lazyass incompetence thru out all levels of gummint?