re: #444 Romantic Heretic

My understanding is that for some unclear reason Ebola’s lethality and contagiousness lessens the further it gets from Patient Zero. It’s possible this person got the virus very late in the cycle.

Which would explain the upgrade. His immune system is fighting off the infection.

Note: There is no cure for Ebola or any virus based disease. If you get a virus the only thing that can be done is lessen the symptoms and hope for the best.

General rule in epidemiology is that the faster that a disease burns out its victim, the slower the spread and the worse the odds are of a widespread outbreak. Ebola can lay dormant for weeks, but it generally kills in a matter of days or hours, and it is only truly infectious in that time period. And unless the victim’s body is handled without protection against bodily fluids, then the virus can’t spread.