Ebola Virus Outbreak 2014 News: Ebola Plush Toys Sold for $9.95

As the government and Centers for Disease Control are doing their best to fight the Ebola Virus, some companies have found an opportunity to educate people about the disease in their own way. But it seems there are those who simply want to take advantage of the situation.

Aside from the race to produce a cure and talks that a television series is in the works, apparently, Ebola plush toys are all the rage these days.

A toy company found that it's a good idea for children to have stuffed toys that looked like the Ebola virus.

According to a CNBC report published on MSN News, a company called Giant Microbes is selling Ebola plush toys for $9.95.

The company has been around for a while, and they have been known for selling plush toys that represent microorganisms, from Amoeba to HIV and Salmonella, and lately, yes, Ebola.

Laura Sullivan, the vice president for the company's marketing was quoted as saying, "We are currently out of stock worldwide. We have continued to sell out a number of times over the last couple of months."

Although designed to teach kids, there are those that wonder if giving such a gift when thousands are dying seems rather crass.

Sullivan addressed the issue, however, saying that the humor may be a bit "off-color" but most of the sales for such toys go to schools and medical institutions for educational purposes.

With what has been going on, Giant Microbes seem to be making money off the disease in better taste than others.

According to TMZ, an entrepreneur by the name of Todd Spinelli has made over $480,000 by selling a wafer that claims to boost one's immune system to protect people from Ebola, conveniently called, "Ebola-C."

The Washington Post also reported that a guy bought the web domain, Ebola.com in order to sell it to a pharmaceutical company who may want to use it later, for $150,000. The man who bought the domain name for $13,500 reportedly said, "According to our site meter, we're already doing 5,000 page views per day just by people typing in Ebola.com to see what's there. We're getting inquiries every day about the sale of it. I have a lot of experience in this sort of domain business, and my sense is that $150,000 is reasonable." He seems to know what he's doing, he also previously owned he sites error.com, fukishima.com, birdflu.com, and PotassiumIodine.com.