Comment Re:It's not really that bad (Score 1) 221
I would also add that the 52% fatality rate is much better than the 90% rate that other outbreaks have sufferred, and it suggests that the heroic medical intervention that is underway is having a beneficial effect.
The 90% figure is for the Zaire strain of Ebola,
The current strain is new but believed related to the Uganda strain that has a 50% fatality rate.
However this is still bad, diseases that we consider bad like Yellow Fever have a 20% mortality rate that reduces to 3% if treated early. If you travel to a South America, you need proof of a Yellow Fever vaccine to get back into Australia without issue.