The Importance of Ebola

[DANDERSON at PRL.PULMONARY.UBC.CA]

On Fri, 12 May 1995, Ken Dudman wrote:

> 	Ok, I know I may get flamed for this, but I really don't care
> because I firmly believe my view on all this. Just try to keep an open
> mind on it.
> 
> 
> If Ebola  was to spread across the world and take out 90% of the
> popullation, I believe this could be a great benefit to man in the long
> run. Things are seemingly out of control these days with all the advancing
> technology and over popullation. With Ebola, man could have a good, new
> starting position were economy would begin to grow once again and the


This is a blameless way to solve the population problem of the world. 
However, is this massive reduction of humanity a benefit to man?  My 
Question is based on lack of knowledge of Ebola?  How does Ebola 
"pick" its host which will survive infection.  How would this affect 
the gene pool of the human race?  Good or Bad (which by its own 
rights is definitional)?

Dan