http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/06 ... g_viruses/
Good news here. Hemorragic fevers like Marburg and Ebola are a horrible nasty miserable way to die (basically they liquify your soft tissues). In its current state this vaccine raises the chance of survival in monkeys to 80%. By contrast, Ebola's normal fatality rate is 80% or more, with the best medical care, IIRC. Marburg's is around 50%.
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Well... it's more like 90% for ebola. 60% for Marburg. And it depends heavily on which type of ebola.
Antivirals don't always work either. The two ones that do have a good track record of working are about 50% effective, and your chances go up the earlier you get the drugs.
(Antiviral meds are NOT antibiotics. They're drugs that inhibit the growth and spread of the virus they're targetted against.)
Antivirals don't always work either. The two ones that do have a good track record of working are about 50% effective, and your chances go up the earlier you get the drugs.
(Antiviral meds are NOT antibiotics. They're drugs that inhibit the growth and spread of the virus they're targetted against.)