Ebola Virus and The Worlds Hygiene...
Unless you've been hiding your head in the sand for the last few weeks, you'll have heard of the 'pandemic' Ebola virus which is sweeping not only West Africa, but is now feared to have spread even further. Much like the Swine Flu and Bird Flu Viruses, and other viruses or 'superbugs' faced by the NHS, it causes a national panic fed by the media who claim that 'this is the end.' In the 21st Century, after discovering prevention's and cures for many deadly illnesses such as smallpox, malaria, TB and even mild infections which would have killed people hundreds of years ago, we hold our hope on a 'cure' for this dreadful infection. But as the old saying goes... prevention is cheaper (and easier) than the cure. It seems many of the scientists and medical professionals are a little baffled about this latest outbreak. They know the most likely cause of the spread was through infected bush meat (bats and monkeys), but the way it spreads from h...