MSF warns Liberia Ebola 'progress' could be illusory

http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/africa/73588-liberia-ebola-progress-illusory

now close to 14000 Ebola infections...

"...now close to 14000 Ebola infections..."

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/137376/1/roadmapsitrep_29Oct2014_eng.pdf?ua=1

Also: "...A total of 521 health-care workers (HCWs) are known to have been infected with EVD up to the end of 27 October, 272 of whom have died..."


Remember when there were just under 10000 cases? That was just ONE WEEK AGO!
http://drmkessler.blogspot.com/2014/10/who-ebola-response-roadmap-situation.html


Act NOW.

Isolate & treat

"...Health experts say the key to stopping Ebola is breaking the chain of transmission by tracing and isolating those who have had contact with Ebola patients or victims. ..."

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/5000-ebola-health-workers-needed-west-africa-26502424


Correct. Quarantine and treat NOW. Don't wait for the virus to have spread to all continents.

Who is supposed to be able to pay for the supportive treatment of the entire world population when eventually everyone has been infected? 
Sure, the rich industrialized nations can, but what is the rest of the world population supposed to do? They won't be able to pay for the high tech medicine we are able to afford.

Thus, rich nations have the moral obligation to contain Ebola by all means, including quarantine for all by "isolating those who have had contact with Ebola patients or victims", and help treat those already infected.

Ebolavirus dried onto glass, polymeric silicone rubber, or painted aluminum alloy is able to survive in the dark for several hours under ambient conditions (between 20°C and 25°C and 30–40% relative humidity) (amount of virus reduced to 37% after 15.4 hours), but is less stable than some other viral hemorrhagic fevers.
When dried in tissue culture media onto glass and stored at 4 °C, Zaire ebolavirus survived for over 50 days.
This information is based on experimental findings only and not based on observations in nature. This information is intended to be used to support local risk assessments in a laboratory setting.

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/lab-bio/res/psds-ftss/ebola-eng.php


Thus, practice meticulous hand hygiene as outlined here: http://drmkessler.blogspot.com/2014/10/how-not-to-catch-ebola.html and here:
http://drmkessler.blogspot.com/2014/10/opinion-which-products-you-may-want-to.html

Over 10000 Ebola Virus Disease cases now...

Over 10000 Ebola Virus Disease cases now and no end in sight, which is however no surprise for the informed reader.

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/137185/1/roadmapupdate25Oct14_eng.pdf?ua=1

All projections point to increasing case numbers. The speed of the increase in cases could be decreased IF appropriate containment methods were employed on a global scale. IF drastically measures were taken, it could even be contained and eradicated. BUT, politicians would need to have the guts to do this.

From Pigs to Monkeys, Ebola Goes Airborne

"Old" news from 2012 which the scientific community already knew back then. Ebola does indeed potentially go airborne.

...There are three likely candidates for the route of transmission: airborne, droplet, or fomites.
...
Airborne and droplet transmission both technically travel through the air to infect others; the difference lies in the size of the infective particles. Smaller droplets persist in the air longer and are able to travel farther- these droplets are truly “airborne.” Larger droplets can neither travel as far nor persist for very long. Fomites are inanimate objects that can transmit disease if they are contaminated with infectious agents....

http://healthmap.org/site/diseasedaily/article/pigs-monkeys-ebola-goes-airborne-112112


What does this mean for the general population? Practice good hygiene as detailed previously to prevent transmission of viral diseases: How not to catch Ebola. and here: Which products you may want to have to prevent transmission of viral diseases.

It is easy and cheap enough to do and you do NOT need special education or training for it. Take the japanese population as an example as seen in photo below.

KOBE, JAPAN - MAY 20: People on the street wear face masks because of the outbreak of swine flu near Sannomiya JR station May 20, 2009 Kobe


Prepare NOW. As correctly pointed out by some in the general news media, the "common flu" has to this point killed more people than Ebola. By taking the above linked precautions, you are protecting yourselves from all virus infections.

WHO: EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT

Status as of October 22nd, 2014.

12 page report with high yield facts.

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/137091/1/roadmapsitrep22Oct2014_eng.pdf?ua=1