Lateset Ebola News: WHO warns a rise in Ebola cases to 10,000 a week by December

By: Editorial Team | | Published: October 15, 2014 11:53 am

The Ebola virus is killing 70% of the people who contract the disease. As the Ebola death toll tally went up to 4,447 cases, with majority of recorded in West Africa; the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the number of new cases may rise up to 10,000 a week within two months if efforts to control the epidemic are not stepped-up. Also Read - “Vaccines do not equal zero Covid": WHO calls for sustained efforts to control virus transmission

WHO Assistant Director-General Bruce Aylward also added that the rate of new infections has slowed down in some areas, reported the BBC. Also Read - WHO chief self quarantines after coming in contact with COVID-19 infected person

The UN agency said that the total number of Ebola cases, including fatal cases, have risen to 8,914 so far and is expected to climb to 9,000 by the end of the week. Also Read - Ganesh Chaturthi 2020: 4 reasons an eco-friendly Ganesha is good for you

How is Ebola transmitted? What are its causes?

According to scientists, there are five different types of the virus, all of which have the potential to infect humans. According to the WHO (World Health Organisation) this disease can be transmitted from close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals. In humans, the disease can be transmitted by the following methods:

Coming into contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of an infected person.
Healthcare workers may contract the disease through transmission as well through contact with infected bodily fluids.
Handling the meat from infected animals.
Contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person who has passed away.

What are the symptoms?

The incubation period (or the time between when the actual infection takes place to the time when a person sees symptoms of this condition) for this disease is about one week. After this period, a person will commonly see the signs that are considered as ‘early symptoms’. According to Dr Ratan, the early symptoms include fever, rashes, headache, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain. Apart from that a person may also experience symptoms like pain in the lower back, arthritis like pain all over the body, diarrhea and a sore throat.

With inputs from ANI

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Published : October 15, 2014 11:53 am

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