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View submission: Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola in capital Kampala, one dead
Isn't there a vaccine for ebola now though, so really just gotta inoculate people and it will be A-ok?
Funny part is I find is that ebola is *actually* deadly, unlike covid19 was.
Think without treatment it has like a 60+% chance of fatality.
Comment by AndrewHeard at 31/01/2025 at 02:28 UTC
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I’m not aware of a vaccine for it. But part of the reason why is because it’s extremely difficult to actually catch Ebola. You have to come into contact with someone’s bodily fluids because that’s how it is transmitted.
My understanding is that it’s around 10-90% death rate depending on what happens to you.
Comment by Dubrovski at 31/01/2025 at 02:30 UTC
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There’s vaccine now, after 40 years of development.
Comment by SherbertResident2222 at 31/01/2025 at 07:31 UTC
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And the 60% lethality rate is why it’s mostly confined to Africa. The disease kills most of its victims way too early to spread any meaningful distance.