What You Need To Know About Ebola

Everyone is concerned about the Ebola virus these days and rightly so. According to the World Health Organization, the virus infecting and killing people in West Africa is the worst recorded outbreak. Some things that can be done to help control the Ebola crisis would be to deploy more health care workers and open new treatment centers in those countries that are affected the most.
The Ebola virus disease, which was also known as the Ebola haemorrhagic fever can be very fatal in when contracted my people. The virus is normally transferred to people from animals of the wild and spreads in the human population through person-to-person transmission or contact. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks. The first Ebola virus outbreaks that we know of occurred in isolated villages in Central Africa, near warm and humid rainforests, but the most recent outbreak in west Africa has involved major urban as well as rural areas.
Symptoms Of Ebola
Beginning symptoms may include muscle discomfort, fever, severe weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, and sore throat. These symptoms may be followed by some internal bleeding. The Ebola virus often affects the body organs such as the liver and kidneys.
Deadliness of Ebola
Previously, about 90% of people who contracted the virus have died. Ebola has been described as one of the earth’s most destructive diseases. Recently, the survival rate has been much better, about 50% are surviving now with treatment.