Why Protective Gear Isn't Stopping Ebola

Even the best hazmat suit manufacturers can't guarantee protection against Ebola. Here's why.

You will probably never contract Ebola. The average patient with Ebola only infects just two other people, even in the least developed parts of Africa, making it far less virulent than HIV, mumps, or measles, which spread to 4, 10, and 18 people respectively. But that fact is of little consolation when you consider that multiple health care providers are still getting sick, having contracted the disease despite wearing protective gear.
The safest gear is virtually unwearable.

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