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Ebola's Silent Spread: How The Virus Hijacks Human Skin To Infect Others
The average Ebola case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25-90% in past outbreaks.
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Marburg Disease: How To Keep Yourself Safe From The Bleeding Eye Virus
The Bleeding Eye Virus: As the world continues to grapple with global health threats, understanding how to prevent the spread of Marburg disease becomes paramount for public safety and well-being.
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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: Spread, Symptoms, and Global Concerns
Rwanda's first Marburg virus outbreak has resulted in 11 deaths. Health officials are responding with clinical trials to address the spread. The virus, related to Ebola, can cause severe haemorrhagic fever and is often linked to fruit bats.
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Ebola Virus: Origin, Transmission, And Impact 10 Years After Outbreak
The highly contagious Ebola virus has claimed more than 15,000 lives since it was first identified in central Africa in 1976.
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This Kenya Cave, Believed To Be Source Of Ebola, Could Cause Next Pandemic
The 600-foot-deep cave has been continuously dug and expanded by elephants, only to have disease-carrying bats make it their home.
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What Is Marburg Disease? Know Symptoms, Transmissions Rate And Treatment Options For This Ebola-Like Virus
Marburg virus: Equatorial Guinea, Africa has logged 16 suspected cases of Marburg virus which belongs to the same family as the Ebola virus.
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What Is Chapare Virus? Know Symptoms, Prevention, Treatment And More
Chapare Virus: A new virus has been identified by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read here to know the symptoms and treatment of this virus. Also know prevention tips.
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Ebola Spreading In Western Congo With Nearly 50 Confirmed Cases: WHO
Ebola is spreading in western Democratic Republic of Congo, with nearly 50 known cases across a large region bordering the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
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450 Military Medics Sent To Wuhan As Coronavirus Spreads
China has deployed 450 military medical staff, some with experience combating SARS or Ebola, to a central city stricken by a virus that has killed dozens of people, state media said Saturday.
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Watch: Scientists Glue Tiny GPS Trackers On Bats That Carry Lethal Virus
A team of scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will track the movements of bats in the hopes that spying on their nightly escapades could help prevent the spread of one of the world's most dreaded diseases, Marburg virus.
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West Africa At Highest Risk Of Bat-To-Human Virus Spread: Study
Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from bat viruses jumping to humans and causing new diseases that could lead to deadly outbreaks, scientists warned today.
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Ebola Outbreak In Guinea Is Over: World Health Organisation
The UN's health agency today declared Guinea's Ebola outbreak over two years after it emerged, spreading death across west Africa and pushing the region's worst-hit communities to the brink of collapse.
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Super-Sensitive Ebola Test Could Curb Disease Spread
A new Ebola test which is not only easier to use but also 100 times more sensitive than a test currently in use could help curb the spread of the disease in western Africa, claims a study.
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Liberia Confirms New Ebola Case as Outbreak Spreads
A Liberian woman has died of Ebola in a hospital in Monrovia shortly after being admitted, becoming the sixth confirmed case and second death since the virus resurfaced last month, a senior medical official said on Tuesday.
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Liberia Announces 2 More Confirmed Ebola Cases
Liberia said Wednesday a teenager who died of Ebola fever had spread the virus to at least two more people, confirming the first outbreak of the tropical disease for months.
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Ebola's Silent Spread: How The Virus Hijacks Human Skin To Infect Others
The average Ebola case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25-90% in past outbreaks.
-
Marburg Disease: How To Keep Yourself Safe From The Bleeding Eye Virus
The Bleeding Eye Virus: As the world continues to grapple with global health threats, understanding how to prevent the spread of Marburg disease becomes paramount for public safety and well-being.
-
Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: Spread, Symptoms, and Global Concerns
Rwanda's first Marburg virus outbreak has resulted in 11 deaths. Health officials are responding with clinical trials to address the spread. The virus, related to Ebola, can cause severe haemorrhagic fever and is often linked to fruit bats.
-
Ebola Virus: Origin, Transmission, And Impact 10 Years After Outbreak
The highly contagious Ebola virus has claimed more than 15,000 lives since it was first identified in central Africa in 1976.
-
This Kenya Cave, Believed To Be Source Of Ebola, Could Cause Next Pandemic
The 600-foot-deep cave has been continuously dug and expanded by elephants, only to have disease-carrying bats make it their home.
-
What Is Marburg Disease? Know Symptoms, Transmissions Rate And Treatment Options For This Ebola-Like Virus
Marburg virus: Equatorial Guinea, Africa has logged 16 suspected cases of Marburg virus which belongs to the same family as the Ebola virus.
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What Is Chapare Virus? Know Symptoms, Prevention, Treatment And More
Chapare Virus: A new virus has been identified by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read here to know the symptoms and treatment of this virus. Also know prevention tips.
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Ebola Spreading In Western Congo With Nearly 50 Confirmed Cases: WHO
Ebola is spreading in western Democratic Republic of Congo, with nearly 50 known cases across a large region bordering the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
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450 Military Medics Sent To Wuhan As Coronavirus Spreads
China has deployed 450 military medical staff, some with experience combating SARS or Ebola, to a central city stricken by a virus that has killed dozens of people, state media said Saturday.
-
Watch: Scientists Glue Tiny GPS Trackers On Bats That Carry Lethal Virus
A team of scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will track the movements of bats in the hopes that spying on their nightly escapades could help prevent the spread of one of the world's most dreaded diseases, Marburg virus.
-
West Africa At Highest Risk Of Bat-To-Human Virus Spread: Study
Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from bat viruses jumping to humans and causing new diseases that could lead to deadly outbreaks, scientists warned today.
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Ebola Outbreak In Guinea Is Over: World Health Organisation
The UN's health agency today declared Guinea's Ebola outbreak over two years after it emerged, spreading death across west Africa and pushing the region's worst-hit communities to the brink of collapse.
-
Super-Sensitive Ebola Test Could Curb Disease Spread
A new Ebola test which is not only easier to use but also 100 times more sensitive than a test currently in use could help curb the spread of the disease in western Africa, claims a study.
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Liberia Confirms New Ebola Case as Outbreak Spreads
A Liberian woman has died of Ebola in a hospital in Monrovia shortly after being admitted, becoming the sixth confirmed case and second death since the virus resurfaced last month, a senior medical official said on Tuesday.
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Liberia Announces 2 More Confirmed Ebola Cases
Liberia said Wednesday a teenager who died of Ebola fever had spread the virus to at least two more people, confirming the first outbreak of the tropical disease for months.
