A few lessons should come from this outbreak.

1) In future, whoever is doing the treatment of Ebola infected people will have to have a keen understanding of the local mores and taboos. The people themselves have centuries of handling their dead a certain way. That won't stop just because someone says stop, whether their reasons be religious, cultural, social, medical or just because.

2) In future, Ebola cases will need to be hit hard and fast. I think the WHO has been disgraceful this time 'round. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders and various other first responders have been and continue to be magnificent, but they are seriously hindered by politics and logistics.

3) While I understand where Joe is coming from, and in many instances he'd be correct, this is a very different situation. Education is the answer, but it takes years. Hell, look at HIV/AIDS. That took 10 years to get relatively educated people to use protection. That was in North America.