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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://vis.social/users/infobeautiful/statuses/116603230865309592">Information Is Beautiful (infobeautiful@vis.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-May-2026 05:58:28 JST</a><a href="https://vis.social/@infobeautiful" title="infobeautiful@vis.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/206737-48-20231101144627.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Information Is Beautiful" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Information Is Beautiful</a></section><article><p>Some data on Ebola 🦠</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6411332#notice-12622402">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-05-20T05:58:28+09:00" title="Wednesday, 20-May-2026 05:58:28 JST">about 2 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://vis.social/@infobeautiful/116603230865309592" rel="external" title="Sent from vis.social via ActivityPub">vis.social</a></span></span><a href="https://vis.social/@infobeautiful/116603230865309592">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6095709">Scatter plot titled 'Ebola: How Contagious &amp; Deadly is it?' plotting diseases by fatality rate (y-axis) against R0 contagiousness (x-axis). Ebola sits at around 50% fatality and R0 of 2–3, described as 'very deadly and very contagious'. Only bird flu is higher in fatality at ~60% but less contagious. Nearby: MERS (~35%, R0 ~1), Hantavirus Andes strain (~30%, R0 ~2), smallpox (~30%, R0 ~5). Lower-fatality diseases include COVID-19 pre-vaccination (~7%, R0 ~3) and measles (~1%, R0 ~9). A note explains the 2026 DRC outbreak involves the Bundibugyo variant, one of four Ebola virus species, with no vaccine currently available. Sources: WHO, New York Times. Information is Beautiful.</a></label><br><a href="https://cdn.masto.host/vissocial/media_attachments/files/116/603/230/752/074/238/original/9450eee744da370f.png" rel="external">https://cdn.masto.host/vissocial/media_attachments/files/116/603/230/752/074/238/original/9450eee744da370f.png</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Information Is Beautiful (infobeautiful@vis.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-May-2026 05:58:28 JST Information Is Beautiful
Some data on Ebola 🦠
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1. Scatter plot titled 'Ebola: How Contagious & Deadly is it?' plotting diseases by fatality rate (y-axis) against R0 contagiousness (x-axis). Ebola sits at around 50% fatality and R0 of 2–3, described as 'very deadly and very contagious'. Only bird flu is higher in fatality at ~60% but less contagious. Nearby: MERS (~35%, R0 ~1), Hantavirus Andes strain (~30%, R0 ~2), smallpox (~30%, R0 ~5). Lower-fatality diseases include COVID-19 pre-vaccination (~7%, R0 ~3) and measles (~1%, R0 ~9). A note explains the 2026 DRC outbreak involves the Bundibugyo variant, one of four Ebola virus species, with no vaccine currently available. Sources: WHO, New York Times. Information is Beautiful.
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