The Lion's Pride vol. 4 (June 2015) | Page 79

next big pandemic. Fortunately if you live in the United States there is a higher chance of you dying as a result of a lightning strike than contracting Ebola. Above is a graph that compares deaths as a result of Ebola, and AIDS in countries which are mostly in Africa. Right away it is easy to tell that deaths caused by AIDS are significantly higher. In fact the deaths caused by AIDS in Nigeria were so significant that the bar graph fails to fit the actual number. In reality the deaths caused by AIDS in Nigeria should be a little over twice the size of the bar shown in the graph. Meanwhile the deaths caused by Ebola in Nigeria are so miniscule that it is hard to even tell if any exist. The most deaths in 2014 as a result of AIDS happened in Nigeria which is 209,600, and the most deaths that occurred as a result of Ebola happened in Liberia which is 4,716. This goes to show that Ebola was overhyped by the media, and there is really no reason to fear Ebola when there are much worse viruses, and diseases out there that the media fails to cover.