The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more people than sum total of all the previous outbreaks since the virus was first identified in 1976. This video explains how it got so bad. For more on this story: http://www.vox.com/2014/7/29/5948415/ebola-outbreak-disease-virus-symptoms-africa-facts-guinea-nigeria How you can help: http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/9/11/6131535/Ebola-outbreak-donate-charities-stop/in/5712456 Subscribe to our channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=voxdotcom Vox.com is news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Follow Vox on Twitter: https://twitter.com/voxdotcom Or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vox