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Why Ebola is so dangerous

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world's deadliest to date and the
World Health Organization has declared an international health
emergency as more than 3,850 people have died of the virus in Guinea,
Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria this year.

What is Ebola?
Ebola is a viral illness of which the initial symptoms can include a sudden fever,
intense weakness, muscle pain and a sore throat, according to the World
Health Organization (WHO). And that is just the beginning: subsequent stages
are vomiting, diarrhoea and - in some cases - both internal and external
bleeding.
The disease infects humans through close contact with infected animals,
including chimpanzees, fruit bats and forest antelope.
It then spreads between humans by direct contact with infected blood, bodily
fluids or organs, or indirectly through contact with contaminated environments.
Even funerals of Ebola victims can be a risk, if mourners have direct contact
with the body of the deceased.















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From Nzerekore, a remote area of south-eastern Guinea, the virus spread to
the capital, Conakry, and neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone.
There have been 20 cases of Ebola being imported by someone travelling from
a country of widespread transmission to Nigeria, with eight confirmed deaths.
The US and Senegal have both confirmed one case each. The US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in September that the virus might
have been successfully contained in Nigeria and Senegal.
In October, a nurse in Spain became the first person to contract the deadly virus
outside of West Africa, after treating two Spanish missionaries who had
eventually died of Ebola in Madrid.
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26835233