Ebola virus
Ebola is a severe, often fatal disease that affects humans and some animals (monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees). It is caused by the Ebola virus. Ebola was first discovered in 1976 in Africa, near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Currently, there is a large Ebola outbreak in three West African countries: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. There is also limited transmission in Mali; Bamako, Kayes and Kourémalé are considered affected areas. Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC’s) website for the most up-to-date information on the Ebola outbreak. The first-ever U.S. case of Ebola was diagnosed in late September, when a patient who had traveled from West Africa to Texas became sick.
According to ‘New York Times’ A man who recently traveled to West Africa was admitted to the emergency room in Manhattan’s Mount Sinai Hospital late Sunday with a high fever and gastrointestinal problems, symptoms that are consistent with the Ebola virus. The patient, whom The New York Times did not identify out of respect for his privacy, is currently being tested for the virus in isolation. The hospital would not elaborate on which country he had traveled to, what he was doing there, or if he was exposed to the virus while in the region. On October 23, 2014, a healthcare worker who returned from Guinea to New York City tested positive for Ebola. The patient was treated at Bellevue Medical Center in Manhattan and is now free of the virus. He was discharged on November 11, 2014 and poses no public health risk. Public health officials are actively monitoring the health of three of his contacts.
Even if the Mount Sinai patient ends up being diagnosed with Ebola, though, Americans shouldn’t panic about the potential spread of this dangerous disease. While Ebola isn’t exactly innocuous, it’s far less contagious than other diseases with serious epidemic potential, like bird flu or MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome). And since Ebola can only be transmitted through bodily fluids like blood, vomit, and feces — not through coughing or sneezing — it’s unlikely that anyone who isn’t a health-care worker would come into contact with the disease.
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