Ebola Is Spreading Like Bush Fire

The Ebola epidemic in Congo is out of control and threatens the entire continent. Ebola has struck Congo many times after first appearing in the country in 1976, even though, the World Health Organization has declared Congo Ebola-free. This means something sinister is going on.

According to the World Health Organization, there is a real danger of the spread of the virus to other areas of the continent. Many fall ill after being present at the funeral of those who died of Ebola, as the disease spreads through airborne droplets.

Muscle aches, vomiting, diarrhea, chills, and headache are among the symptoms. Ebola begins suddenly and develops rapidly. The virus instantly disables the ability of the blood to clot, resulting in internal and external bleeding. Many infected people die within 10 days,

It occurs as a highly contagious disease, acute, rapidly spreading, because pathogens are transmitted, including by airborne droplets. The Ebola disease, usually with a high mortality spreads very quickly and the incubation period is very short. In the third world countries, those with poor health facilities have no chance to deal with Ebola situation.

This is confirmed by the members of the expedition "Doctors Without Borders", helping those in the fight against the epidemic. The World Health Organization notes that the spread of the disease contributes to the ignorance of the population.

For example, many are avoiding treatment because they don't trust the medical teams, while the activities of the rebels are making the situation worse. At the same time, the situation is aggravated by the terrible sanitary and hygienic conditions,

For an epidemic, the main source of infection is also nosocomial, when poorly washed unsterilized syringes are used. This happened in Congo several years ago when several patients were injected with one unwashed syringe. That was the beginning of the Ebola spread in Congo.

Compared with malaria, the number of people who died in the 2014 outbreak of the disease in West Africa, the number of death in Congo at the moment is very low, but, nevertheless, it is an epidemic.

It can reach any part of the world if by mistake it gets into the hands of terrorists or someone carrying the virus enters a country without detection.

At the same time, the virus is transmitted from person to person like Aids, through blood, saliva, and urine. The African Union must join the fight to stop Ebola to save the already unstable economy in Africa.