Ebola: The Red Death

The Ebola epidemic is being described as the biggest health emergency of our time. Once again the deprivation of the public health system by bad economic policies is making matters worse. Ebola is a disease that could be easily contained if there were enough resources. Like AIDS in the 80's which could have been stopped except that the right-wing political establishment labeled it a "lifestyle" problem. The neglect of public health is endangering everybody. Infectious diseases, like tuberculosis and whooping cough, that a few decades ago seemed extinct, are now returning. If these diseases come back, everyone will be at risk, regardless of wealth or status.