Ebola

[John]

In the beginning, the LORD said, 'My name shall be known to all the peoples of the world'. In one hour HE spoke HIS name to ten people.
In the hour that followed each of those people met ten others and said the LORD'S name.
In the third hour each of those one hundred and ten met ten more people and spoke the name of the LORD.
At the fourth hour each of those one thousand two hundred and ten disciples whispered the LORD'S name to ten more people.
And so it continued: How many hours will pass before the name of the LORD has spread to all the peoples of the world?

THE GOOD CHILD'S BOOK OF PASTIMES (1850)*
* In 1850 the population of the world was one thousand million. The answer to the problem was 'between seven and eight hours'. Today the answer would be 'between eight and nine hours'.

This was in 1974, today, 2014 it would be even less.

This is the opening to Terry Nation's 'Survivors' 1974.