{"id":711,"date":"2026-05-19T16:35:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=711"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:35:41","slug":"how-does-ebola-spread-what-to-know-about-the-current-outbreak-in-central-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=711","title":{"rendered":"How does Ebola spread? 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During that time, authorities tested for a more common type of Ebola and came up negative, health experts and aid workers said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was \u201cdeeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic,\u201d adding that the U.N. health agency would convene its emergency committee later Tuesday. He pointed to the emergence of cases in urban areas, the deaths of healthcare workers and significant population movement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>How does Ebola spread?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ebola is highly contagious and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare but severe and often fatal. During an outbreak more than a decade ago that killed more than 11,000 people, many were infected while washing bodies during community funerals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cEbola is very much a disease of compassion in that it impacts the people who are more likely to be taking care of sick folks,\u201d said Dr. Craig Spencer, an associate professor at the Brown University School of Public Health who survived Ebola more than a decade ago after contracting it in Guinea.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>What are the symptoms for Ebola?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ebola causes fever, headache, muscle pain, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and unexplained bleeding or bruising.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The severity of the symptoms and the rising caseload were fueling growing panic in Bunia neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=707\">\u2018Bobcat fever\u2019 spreads by ticks and can be deadly to cats. Here are symptoms to watch for.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Resident No\u00ebla Lumo previously lived in Beni, a region hit by former outbreaks. When she heard about the latest one, she began making protective masks by hand.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI know the consequences of Ebola\u2014I know what it\u2019s like,&#8221; she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Are there any treatments for Ebola?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>There are no approved medications to treat the Bundibugyo virus or vaccines to prevent it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>From the few outbreaks health experts have seen, Bundibugyo might be slightly less deadly than what is often called Zaire virus, the most common species.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;I think a 30%-plus mortality rate is still quite scary, but it&#8217;s hard to say with a lot of precision because we don&#8217;t have a lot of experience,&#8221; Gounder said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In the other two Bundibugyo outbreaks, initial cases were identified early, Ksiazek said, allowing for a quick public health response: getting healthcare workers proper protective equipment, finding and isolating people who were exposed and offering supportive medical care to patients.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Proper medical care \u201creduces mortality significantly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2025 Associated Press. 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