Should we be scared of Ebola?

The Sunday Times' Rod Liddle talks to MSF UK's Vickie Hawkins and Sandra Smiley about the Ebola virus, and whether people outside of West Africa should be scared of the disease.

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Sandra Smiley is such a eloquent and beautiful person I saw her in the other Ebola documentary from PBS ! She is with doctors without borders the chief press officer !

[KERRIESCARINGNURSERY]

I would be scared because it is in the US now thanks to people that knew they could of had it came here for treatment like we would have more info that they already knew in Africa. They need to shut off all traveling cause now everyone that flew with him now are at risk and all the people they been around are at risk and all the hospital staff and PT. Its like a wildfire just waiting to happen if we don't do something about it. I pray for all them families that have it or lost someone to it but please think of others and don't spread it. It is a horrible virus to die from and I put it in Gods hands that he will cure this and that God keeps his hands over my family and friends.