[Panky]

It is horrible. Some of the people don't know how to properly care for the infected or have the equipment, (gloves, masks, scrubs, sterilization supplies,...) to do so, so they in turn, are at high risk to become infected. It's just horrible because entire villages can fall ill in a matter of a few weeks.

It's not an airborn virus, but is highly contagious.

From WHO:
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/en/
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/facts.../en/index.html

The Ebola virus is transmitted by direct contact with the blood, body fluids and tissues of infected persons.Transmission of the Ebola virus has also occurred by handling ill or dead infected chimpanzees.