Ebola’s shot across the bows points to need for better global anti-infection defenses
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Ebola and its effects, devastating as they are, are likely to be overcome and controlled with behavioral change and rigor. HIV-AIDS, SARs and avian flu are in the same bracket: all tragedies with unimaginable human consequences, but, at the risk of sounding flippant, almost as nothing compared to the effect that a highly-pathogenic novel or mutated airborne viral or bacterial disease could have in densely populated areas.
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