This is, indeed, a very serious matter.
I do not compete to understand upon why people with such a bad sense of dark humor would joke around in this matter.
I, honestly, fear Ebola. I've heard rumors that it it only sixty miles away from me and that it is, in fact, airborne. People do need to rise from the age of three or six and take some things seriously.
When a loved one of theirs has something bad like this happen to them, or it even gets them theirselves..
They'll be thinking it wasn't funny, and wish they never would have said anything.
Not only is it about the disease, it's talking about mental illness, death, suicide, rape, and every other type of terrible thing, as Kai said. I believe some type of punishment should be given out for such things as long as reported correctly to the correct people.
It's a sensitive topic. You had it very well put, Sura.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.