The Ebola epidemic that has ravaged western Africa this summer is showing no signs of slowing down — and in fact, researchers say it's about to get a whole lot worse.
"It is the world's first Ebola epidemic and it's spiraling out of control. It's bad now, it's going to get worse in the very near future."
That was Tom Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control. And he's not alone — the World Health Organization last week told officials to"prepare for an 'exponential increase' in Ebola cases in countries currently experiencing intense virus transmission."
The reason? WHO suspects that the normal containment strategies aren't working because Ebola victims and their communities don't trust the medical experts.
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