I pretty sure I would not be the only person to find this strange.  A company called Giant Microbes is selling a plush Ebola doll as a toy!!   I thought is was a joke at first.  But, uh, no.  It's totally real.  This company sells all types of plush viruses and microscopic organisms. 

The small Ebola doll goes for $9.95 with the gigantic version sellling for $29.95.  There is even an Ebola petri dish toy you can buy for $14.95.  The Connecticut-based company says the toys have educational value.  The company's spokesperson says they sell a lot of their toys to doctors and pharmaceutical companies. 

Click http://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/products/ebola.html to see the Ebola toy.  You can get on a waiting list for the toy now.  Or, maybe choose another toy to play with like anthrax, botulism, and the black plague.
 
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