Ebola has hit the US. When you don't limit travel from the hot zone and you have a WIDE open boarder (northern and southern), this is what you can expect. If you trust the US government to keep you safe, you are more trusting than me. This is considering they can't even keep the President safe in his own mansion.
Here are some links to help you out on the topic. This isn't meant to cause panic, but rather inform you.
CNN on 1st Ebola case in the country.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/01/health/ebola-us-no-reason-to-panic/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
The Hospital screwed up on dealing with an African who recently flew to this county with influenza symptoms.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/01/health/ebola-us-no-reason-to-panic/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Second possible case of Ebola in the US:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10/01/officials-reportedly-say-hawaii-patient-placed-in-isolation-may-have-ebola/
Signs and symptoms of Ebola:
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/symptoms/
Mayo Clinic article on Ebola:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ebola-virus/basics/definition/con-20031241
World Health Organization article on Ebola:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/
Preper's guide to dealing with a pandemic:
http://www.theorganicprepper.ca/when-the-cdc-tells-us-to-prepare-for-the-ebola-pandemic-things-are-about-to-get-real-09152014