It is not uncommon for cases to appear sporadically for months after a major outbreak. The disease has appeared occasionally in Africa since its discovery in 1976. People can contract the virus by eating infected animals. People spread Ebola among themselves through direct contact with blood, faeces, urine, semen, vomit and sweat. Symptoms include fever, bleeding and headache.
About half of Ebola patients die. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), that is even nine in ten if they do not have access to a hospital or doctor. However, there are now two highly effective vaccines on the market – one from Johnson & Johnson and one from Merck – that can be used in case of outbreaks.
–
