Uganda is a nation the size of a thumbtack. It's had three major outbreaks of this nightmare in a little over a decade, plus some minor ones.
But each time it happens, it's like the very first time.
Who?. . .Wha'?. . .Huh?. . .Dey jus' don' be knowin'.
Let's see. . .Pouring blood from every oriface? [check]
Death within 48 hours of symptom onset? [check]
Highly contagious? [check]
Are the afflicted prone to eat and/or copulate with non-'human' fauna? [check]
Gee. . .beats me, boss. Maybe it's the flu.
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