I just watched a CNN International BackStory report from the chief medical correspondent. Three important points she made:

* People who have recovered from ebola bounce back quickly to complete health.
* A nursing student cared for four members of her family who had contracted ebola, using homemade hazmat equipment made from plastic bags, rubber boots (gumboots, as they call them in Africa), and rubber gloves.
* Building isolation wards is an excellent response, but someone has to be in charge of those wards to deal with incoming patients efficiently.