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Panic about Ebola in Africa – not here

The risk of the average Brit contracting Ebola is substantially less than being hit by lightning

Scientist in protective wear, glasses, respirator. [Getty Images/Alamy] 
issue 18 October 2014

Got Ebola yet? Early symptoms are very difficult to distinguish from either winter flu or, indeed, a particularly bad hangover. Bit feverish, aches and pains, sore throat and so on. Only when you start to bleed from the eyeballs should you worry a bit: that’s never happened before with Jack Daniels.

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