Ebola - a virus that has not found a cure

Most people who are infected by Ebola virus die - there is still no cure. The World Heath Organization has registered 15 outbreaks in Africa since 1976 when it was discovered . Guinea is currently experiencing an epidemic .

In 90 percent of cases , the Ebola virus is fatal . Drug or vaccine against the virus does not exist .
So far , the disease has occurred mainly in remote villages in Central and West Africa , particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Republic of Congo and Sudan and Gabon , Ivory Coast and Uganda , and more recently , Guinea . About 60 people have died there from a viral infection since mid-February .
How Ebola spreads
The Ebola virus is spread from person to person through the exchange of bodily fluids - can not be transmitted through airborne particles . There should be a direct physical contact . Patients infected with the virus often they take care of them , explain why viruses are often spread in hospitals . Transmission can also occur when mourners came to say goodbye to the family of the deceased who are infected or friends and touched the corpse .
Animals can also be carriers of the virus , which is able to breed in almost all cells of the host . Fruit bats are specifically known as transmitters of the virus.
Ebola virus comes from the tropical rain forests of central Africa and Southeast Asia . It belongs to a class Filoviridae , which looks like a long , thin thread when viewed under a microscope . There are several sub - types of Ebola virus , which only affects a few people . But , when the virus is not , the infection is more often than not fatal .
Signs and symptoms
Between two and 21 days after infection , the patient began to feel weak and experience headaches , muscle aches and chills . They lose their appetite and feel lethargic , suffer from abdominal cramps , diarrhea and nausea . A so-called dengue fever sets in, accompanied by severe internal bleeding . This condition affects the gastrointestinal tract , spleen and lungs , eventually leading to death .
There is no cure
Vaccine against Ebola virus does not exist , and once the virus has entered the body , there are no drugs that can eradicate it . The only way to limit the possibility of infection and the epidemic of this deadly disease is to take preventive measures . This includes setting up practice in hospital hygiene , wearing protective rubber gloves and have adequate quarantine measures in place .
The Ebola virus was found in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo . Since then , the World Heath Organization has registered 15 outbreaks across Africa , including Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2012 . More than 1,300 people have died from the virus . At this time , experiencing an epidemic of Guinea .