• Question: Are scientists genetically closer to curing Ebola?

    Asked by hilol to Chris on 18 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Chris Armstrong

      Chris Armstrong answered on 18 Jun 2015:

      I’m afraid I know very little about Ebola, I know that we are far better at curing it that we thought. Prior to the latest out break the statistics where something like 90% of those who contracted Ebola died. But with todays treatment that figure was something like 50%.

      I would argue that we are better at fighting it, whether or not that means we are genetically closer to curing is not for me to say.

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