<story><title>W.H.O. Forecast for Ebola Worsens as Mortality Rate Rises</title><url>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/world/africa/ebola-epidemic-who-west-africa.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>danieltillett</author><text>Not stopping this outbreak with all the resources we have is running a massive natural experiment in how well adapted Ebola can become for efficient human-to-human transmission. As a zoonotic virus Ebola in its wild state is very unlikely to be optimised for human-to-human transmission. Every new case is increasing the chance that a new strain will arise that will be efficiently transmitted between people. I am not too keen to see how well adapted Ebola can become to humans.</text></comment>
<story><title>W.H.O. Forecast for Ebola Worsens as Mortality Rate Rises</title><url>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/world/africa/ebola-epidemic-who-west-africa.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>nostromo</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m worried about the coming flu season.  Many people will have the early symptoms shared by both flu and ebola (a fever and a headache).  The medical establishment will need to find needles in the haystack.&lt;p&gt;Don&amp;#x27;t skip the flu shot this (or any) year, folks.</text></comment>