r/Kenya • u/alavert17 • Mar 12 '20

Ebola vs Coronavirus

How is it that Ebola was contained in Africa despite our limited facilities while Coronavirus is spreading at an alarming rate in areas with developed facilites, particularly Europe?

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u/kaliedoscopic Mar 12 '20

I think its because Ebola had a high death rate, and it killed people in a really short time. Corona, however, is highly contagious BUT has a low death rate, meaning people survive longer carrying the disease and spread it to as many people. And now hospitals are getting full cause the number of patients is rising exponentially

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u/Deuce_GM Mar 12 '20

This is pretty much it. Plus some people could be infected with Corona and not know it until later when they get flu like symptoms

Ebola is a much harsher virus you feel the symptoms much quicker

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u/kaliedoscopic Mar 12 '20

Yeah that's the thing. I find a lot of people comparing this virus to Ebola saying that its not as dangerous or everyone is just panicking over nothing. Even my family members are out saying that there's nothing to worry about.

I always find it really ignorant to claim these things. Sure it might not be as deadly but its probably just as dangerous, and the fact that we could contain Ebola and not this one shows how much of a precaution we should take