Ebola Virus - should we be worried?

It's interesting and of great concern to me that UKIP voters think that the Ebola virus will spread to the UK from West Africa. It appears to have a 98% death rate attached to it!

I wonder why it's being taken seriously by UKIP yet nobody else appears to be concerned? Or have you seen something, read something, heard  a statement that contradicts this?

With modern day contact from one side of the world to the other in 36 hours maximum and food imported from every country on the planet, why shouldn't this virus get here. More importantly, what is the Government doing, or what has it done to protect us?

As a minimum I guess it's down to personal cleanliness making sure you wash your hands properly and regularly, especially after visiting public places such as supermarkets. Further, always, but always wash fruit and vegetables efficiently, rather than say take an apple from the fruit bowl, rub it on your shirt front and chomp!

What say you members, are you concerned?

It wasn't very long ago Edward that I watched a television programme where Customs were seizing monkey and other meats at the airports that travellers were trying to smuggle in suitcases!

You would think that the W.H.O would make a comment over Ebola wouldn't you? Have they, has anybody seen/heard anything?

And as for the supermarkets considered to be 'safe and responsible' it was only during the last few days, that again I watched a television programme where Naan Bread supplied to them was repacked after being dropped on the manufacturing floor, so who can you trust if the manufacturers cover it up?

Having grown up in Atlanta (where the CDC is) i am amazed that we are not in more serious trouble, although, the two patients (doctors who were helping in Africa) were givin an experimental drug only tried on monkeys , they are the two first humans to get this drug, are showing signs of much improvement, as i understand it, it is only spread thru human to human contact, body fluids .

I am a bit disturbed to see Rons last post on what is being smuggled into suitcases !!!!!, we need even more screening at the airports !!  

I always said the very best fruit comes from South Africa (I know Ebola is West but...) even that bothers me now.

We wash everything!