Ebola

Ebola is a severe and often fatal illness caused by the Ebola virus, transmitted to people from wild animals and spreading through human-to-human contact via bodily fluids. It is characterized by fever, vomiting, and bleeding, and can lead to outbreaks with high mortality rates.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to its spread to Kenya, marking the first case imported from the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Latest on Ebola

• Ten people linked to Kenya's first-ever Ebola case quarantined as screening concerns grow
• Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreads
• Kenya reports first Ebola case imported from DR Congo after patient dies
• Ebola spreads ‘like wildfire’ as health workers battle exhaustion
• An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000
• Ebola is hollowing out basic healthcare as Congo’s outbreak surpasses 8,000 cases
• Congolese health authorities were screening more than 300 people travelling on a river boat intercepted near Kinshasa on Thursday after the death of a passenger suspected of having Ebola raised concerns the virus may have spread on board, officials said.

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