Ebola is here: 5 reasons not to panic
An Indiana congressman is worried that refugee children from Central America could pose a public health risk with "Ebola circulating." And the Twitter-sphere is filled with people asking "how can we bring these patients to America," complaining that "We don't have enough problems in America! Let's import Ebola patients!" and speculating that treating them here is "highly irresponsible." But the actual possibility of catching Ebola is incredibly remote, CNN reports. It's a terrifying disease for sure. It typically kills 90% of the people who get it, and this most recent outbreak is the largest in history. But you don't need to panic, experts say, and you definitely don't have to worry about the two American Ebola patients who are being treated in Atlanta. Here are five reasons why: 1. It's fragile. Ebola is an incredibly fragile virus. It does not fly through the air with the greatest of ease. It cannot be transmitted through a cough or sneeze. It doesn't move easily from human to human like the common cold. Ebola is aggressively infectious, so people who are infected are highly likely to get sick. But it's not highly contagious.
