What is Marburg virus? The Ebola-like disease behind deaths in Tanzania
Marburg virus is a close cousin of Ebola, causing similar symptoms and spreading in the same way. It can cause death in up to ...
Fears new Ebola-like ‘eye-bleeding disease’ outbreak that’s killed 8 might spread globally as more cases ‘expected’
A SUSPECTED outbreak of a deadly ‘eye bleeding disease’ has sparked fears of a wider spread. So far, the Ebola-like illness ...
Outbreak Kills 8, Suspected Marburg Virus Has Terrifying 88% Fatality Rate
WHO reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern ...
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Ebola: How a disease is prevented from spreading
One case of Ebola is an epidemic. When someone is suspected to have the virus, we must quickly get samples to check and confirm that. The symptoms are very, very similar to lots of other diseases ...
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Ebola: How a killer disease was stopped in its tracks
A health worker monitors the temperature of a traveller from the DR Congo One of the world's deadliest viruses, Ebola kills up to half of those it infects. But despite appearing to have all the ...
Rare, Ebola-like disease kills one in Iowa: What to know.
Lassa fever has similar symptoms to the Ebola virus, causing hemorrhagic fever. However, experts say it's far less likely to ...
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The Ebola death toll exceeds 1,600. This is what it’s like on the front lines
It was heartbreaking.” The mother and her children are among the more than 1,600 people who have died as a result of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...
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Ebola: how a vaccine turned a terrifying virus into a preventable disease
The Ebola virus devastated west Africa in 2014, claiming over 11,000 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. It was the largest Ebola outbreak since the virus had first been discovered in the ...