You said:

"Saying "selection pressure" implies intent, determination, a collective mission, if you will. Evolution has none of those drivers. It has no objectives. It sets no goals. And it certainly does not operate in some collective purpose driven form within a population."

danieltillett said:

"At the moment the speed of disease progression to death is so fast that it is slowing the spread of Ebola. If the Ebola took longer to kill it would infect more people."

This seems like a true statement and in line with your own opinion; I can't quite see what you are objecting to.