RANDOM MUSINGS FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL

8/02/2014

EBOLA

Let's clear the air about Ebola.  It is a virus.  We humans can contract it from other humans and from animals.  Fruit bats and primates are the most common animal carriers but others can also be infected.  The disease is contracted through transfer of body fluids (you know what that means) and eating infected animals.
The incubation period is two to three weeks.  Human symptoms are similar to influenza.  Slight hemorrhaging is also sometimes evident.

There currently is no cure for the disease.  Treatment is limited to hydration therapy.  Keeping a patient well hydrated through IV allows the body to fight off the symptoms in about half of the cases.

My suggestion:  Stop eating monkey brains!

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