10:00 Dose of Ebolology: Dr. May's Calming Balm.

We've all heard it: "stay calm", said by dudes in suits who may appear not to have a handle on things. Meanwhile, the internets rage with panic. If you know and trust me, please hear this one: do stay calm, and keep things in perspective. With respective to the infirm and the deceased, we are not talking about a large number of people here in the US and in Europe. Said people are truly not particularly contagious, unless you are sprayed by their innards (hence secondary infections from index cases tending to be nurses and physicians). Said people are also usually not up walking around once symptomatic, which is when they are contagious, because, you see, they are quite sick. If you've had contact with a patient, please be vigilant. If you have not, please be calm. I promise these will get more interesting and practical, but I figured this one needed to come first.