Sierra Leone Ebola patients removed from clinic

[FrodosPet]

Sad. Because of suspicions and perhaps superstitions, not only have the infected probably lost what tiny chance for survival they had, the disease is likely to spread even further.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27606523

28 May 2014 Last updated at 10:40 ET

Six people suspected of having the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone have been "aggressively" taken away from a clinic by their relatives, in defiance of medical staff, an official has said.

One of them has died amid fears that the highly contagious virus could spread, the official added.

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Ebola can kill up to 90% of those infected and is passed on through contact with the fluids of infected people or animals, such as urine, sweat and blood.

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A spokesman for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva said Ebola was often spread when family members, trying to care for a relative, came into contact with infected body fluids.

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[951-Riverside]

1. Stupidity should be punished not rewarded

Hunt these patients and their stupid family members down and if they put up a resistance remove them if need be.

[Warren DeMontague]

2. Ebola is some scary shit.