[murray607]

The news now says a nurse in Dallas who looked after Thomas Duncan has contracted Ebola.

This nurse had worn the proper full protection. But they say that despite the proper equipment being worn there may have been "a breach of protocol" in how the equipment was removed allowing tranfer from the protective clothing to the nurse's mouth.

What this says to me is that if a healthcare worker properly protected can contract Ebola, what chance does an unprotected member of the public have of being protected?

Of the 3,000 deaths so far from Ebola, over 300 were healthcare workers and it can only assumed that the majority of those contracted the illness despite taking adequate precautions.

I hope they are right in saying there is nothing for the public to worry about, but I for one am worried that this will grow exponentially to become a much worse threat than at present.

I can't help but think back to the SARS epidemic, when it was initially announced that health authorities were on top of things and that there was little to worry about and then it progressed and we had increasing numbers of deaths including healthcare workers.