WHO: Ebola Death Rate Rises to 70 Percent

[IDemo]

Source: ABC News

The death rate in the Ebola outbreak has risen to 70 percent and there could be up to 10,000 new cases a week in two months, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.

WHO assistant director-general Dr. Bruce Aylward gave the grim figures during a news conference in Geneva. Previously, WHO had estimated the death rate at around 50 percent.

Aylward said the 70 percent death rate was "a high mortality disease" in any circumstance and that the U.N. health agency was still focused on trying to get sick people isolated and provide treatment as early as possible.

He told reporters that if the world's response to the Ebola crisis isn't stepped up within 60 days, "a lot more people will die" and there will be a huge need to deal with the spiraling numbers of cases.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/10000-ebola-cases-week-26179330

[uppityperson]

1. With such minimal care available to so many, too many will die. More help, equipment

education, pretty much everyhtning is needed to get this outbreak stopped because otherwise it will only continue to spread.