At present, about 8,000 people have been confirmed as diagnosed with Ebola, and of those 3,865 have, sadly, died. This is a fatality rate of 48% (though it could increase as some of those still ill die) – tragically high, but not nearly as bad as it could be.
Much more needs to be done to help West African states contain the virus, but there is no need for us to get scared about it. It is a tragedy for those communities who have been ravaged by it, but hyperbole about some worldwide, apocalyptic vision is just not helpful nor accurate.
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