The virus of the century is coming! Mortality rate is 50% “0 vaccine prevention” WHO urgently appeals to international affairs | International | Sanli News Network SETN.COM

International Center / Reported by Chen Ciling

▲At present, there is no preventive vaccine for Sudan Ebola virus (SUDV); the average mortality rate of Ebola virus infection is about 50%. (Image/Photo Data)

In September this year, Uganda discovered the first case of Ebola caused by Sudan Ebola virus (SUDV) in Mubende, central Uganda. Since then, the outbreak has spread rapidly to include the capital Kampala, Kyegegwa. There have been related cases in 9 areas including Kassanda, Kassanda and Kagadi. So far, 163 people have been infected, including many medical staff, and 77 people have sadly died.

In view of the increasingly serious epidemic situation in Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) urgently issued a statement on the 9th of this month, calling on the international community to address the critical situation caused by the “Century Virus” in Uganda, and also called on all countries to take preventive and response measures and how to control the situation after the Ebola outbreak.

At the same time, because the Sudan Ebola virus (SUDV) causing the outbreak is rare, there is currently no vaccine to provide protection. However, WHO is expected to provide Uganda with an experimental Ebola virus vaccine in the near future, hoping to control some of the epidemic’s spread.

▲ The World Health Organization statement said it calls on all countries to take preventive and response measures, as well as how to control the situation after the Ebola outbreak. (Schematic diagram / flipped from unsplash)

In addition, World Vision has also established a crisis management team in Uganda, which will not only assist in monitoring the spread of the virus, but also launch outbreak control and WASH (water resources) programs in the community, hoping to achieve containment. of the virus , Epidemic prevention and control also has the impact of reducing the spread and number of infected people.

According to the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Ebola virus infection” is a severe acute illness caused by the Ebola virus. Initial symptoms are sudden high fever, severe fatigue, body aches, headache, etc., followed by vomiting, diarrhea , abdominal pain, skin macular papules and hemorrhages.

As for “Ebola virus infection,” severe cases often have liver damage, kidney failure, central nervous system damage, shock, and multiple organ failure. According to laboratory tests, it was found that white blood cells, platelets decreased, abnormal coagulation function and liver function index increased; the average mortality rate was about 50%, and according to past epidemic experience, it was about 25%-90%.