Recently, the Ebola Virus (an infectious and mostly fatal disease in which the body comes down with a fever, leading to severe internal bleeding and then, death.)  has taken over headlines all around the World. The present outbreak of the virus began in West Africa. It is the largest outbreak of the sickness in history, effecting multiple countries in West Africa. According to Wikipedia, as of October 14, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), OCHA and local governments reported a total of 9,216 suspected cases and 4,555 deaths (4,995 cases and 2,729 deaths having been laboratory confirmed) The majority of these cases occurring in African countries. There have been as few as three Americans diagnosed with the spreading disease and five other people from West Africa treated in the US. as of October, 17, 2014 Stated by NBC News. Although this information is  alarming, it is important to know that Ebola is quite difficult to catch. A person must come into direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected individual. Since ill people in the US are quarantined, or isolated from the public, catching Ebola is highly unlikely. That being said, Ebola is only a major threat to countries with insufficient medical resources and unclean living habits.