Ebola virus in Guinea ‘most aggressive, near totally fatal’

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Western Africa is bracing against an unprecedented outbreak of the deadly ebola virus. Guinea is the country affected the worst by the viral hemorrhagic fever. Since January, 86 people have died from it, out of 137 cases.

Shutting down the body’s immune system, ebola is highly contagious, transmitted by contact with the fluids of infected people or animals.

Epidemiologist Michel Van Herp, in Guinea with the non-governmental organisation MSF (Doctors Without Borders) said: “We are facing a scale that has never been seen before, looking at the number of cases in different areas.”

Death tolls in the past have been higher than in Guinea so far, such as in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2001 and Uganda the year before. But this time cases have been found far apart, not geographically concentrated. MSF describes ebola as one of the world’s deadliest diseases. There is no cure.

Van Herp said: “We are facing the most aggressive strain of ebola, the Zaire strain. It kills more than nine out of 10 people infected.”

Identified in 1976 in former Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, this is the first time ebola has struck in Guinea. It is also thought to have spread to Liberia, Sierra Leona and Mali.

The natural host of this virus is thought to be essentially bats and other animals. Health officials have told people not to eat wild meat. Infected humans can pass the virus on through sex and direct contact with blood, mucus and other bodily fluids.

Research Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe says: “We think the big bats who eat fruit are the main carriers, but we still have to confirm this. The only way to fight ebola is by practising good hygiene and interrupting the train of transmission, meaning detect the disease rapidly — the people who are already infected — and isolate them.”

Ebola goes from sore throat to fever, muscle pain, headaches, vomiting, diarrhoea, organ failure and blood loss.

Death can take from days to weeks.

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Yeah my neo's father was heading back to Senegal and the US wouldn't allow him to. No US flights are leaving to or departing from Senegal.

I'm pretty sure that's the case for every country with confirmed cases.
 

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biological warfare against them africans is a muthafuqa. they started it with aids now taken ebola to the lab and given it roids.
And of course a white supremacist will declare a state of emergency and offer to help,


in exchange for some kind of political favors.

after enough africans have died of course.
 

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And of course a white supremacist will declare a state of emergency and offer to help,


in exchange for some kind of political favors.

after enough africans have died of course.
they send that fraud bono to sing some stupid ass songs. and bill gates to send some windows 95 computers.


you need this help or nah
 

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Im sure theres a white supremacist in play somewhere.

Angry mob attacks Ebola treatment center in Guinea

http://intellihub.com/angry-mob-attacks-ebola-treatment-center-guinea/
April 5, 2014 5:19 PM EDT

An Ebola treatment center in Guinea was attacked by an angry mob who believed that they were responsible for spreading the virus
By John Vibes
GUINEA (INTELLIHUB) — One of the worst Ebola outbreaks in recent memory has been taking place in north west Africa, with one case of a traveler taking the virus to Canada. Over the past several weeks the virus has been responsible for nearly 100 deaths in the Guinea region. This week it was reported that the virus even spread as far as Mali.

An angry crowd attacked an Ebola treatment center in Guinea on Friday, accusing its staff of bringing the deadly virus to the town, Medecins Sans Frontieres said.

Resident Kolie Martin accused doctors of transferring patients to the isolation ward who had not tested positive for Ebola.

“As soon as someone is brought here, they don’t try to figure out whether he is sick or not, they just transfer him directly to the sick ward. So it’s them who are killing the people who are in good health,Martin said.

As a result of the mob attack, the outbreak center decided to temporarily close down.

“We have evacuated all our staff and closed the treatment center,” said MSF spokesman Sam Taylor. “We have the full support of the local leaders and we’re working with the authorities to try and resolve this problem as quickly as possible so we can start treating people again.”

“We understand very well that people are afraid because it is a new disease here,” Taylor said. “But these are not favorable working conditions so we are suspending our activities.”


In a statement broadcast on state television late on Thursday, Mali’s government announced that three people had been placed in quarantine and samples sent off to Atlanta in the United States for tests, Reuters reported.

“The international community has rapidly mobilized to help us in these difficult moments with considerable medical support and specialists on the ground at the disease’s epicenter,” the statement said. “That’s why the government is calling on people to stay calm and allow our partners to help us eradicate this epidemic….A high-speed intervention team has been created to follow the evolution of the situation on the ground
 

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Angry mob attacks Ebola treatment center in Guinea

http://intellihub.com/angry-mob-attacks-ebola-treatment-center-guinea/
April 5, 2014 5:19 PM EDT

An Ebola treatment center in Guinea was attacked by an angry mob who believed that they were responsible for spreading the virus
By John Vibes
GUINEA (INTELLIHUB) — One of the worst Ebola outbreaks in recent memory has been taking place in north west Africa, with one case of a traveler taking the virus to Canada. Over the past several weeks the virus has been responsible for nearly 100 deaths in the Guinea region. This week it was reported that the virus even spread as far as Mali.

An angry crowd attacked an Ebola treatment center in Guinea on Friday, accusing its staff of bringing the deadly virus to the town, Medecins Sans Frontieres said.

Resident Kolie Martin accused doctors of transferring patients to the isolation ward who had not tested positive for Ebola.

“As soon as someone is brought here, they don’t try to figure out whether he is sick or not, they just transfer him directly to the sick ward. So it’s them who are killing the people who are in good health,Martin said.

As a result of the mob attack, the outbreak center decided to temporarily close down.

“We have evacuated all our staff and closed the treatment center,” said MSF spokesman Sam Taylor. “We have the full support of the local leaders and we’re working with the authorities to try and resolve this problem as quickly as possible so we can start treating people again.”

“We understand very well that people are afraid because it is a new disease here,” Taylor said. “But these are not favorable working conditions so we are suspending our activities.”


In a statement broadcast on state television late on Thursday, Mali’s government announced that three people had been placed in quarantine and samples sent off to Atlanta in the United States for tests, Reuters reported.

“The international community has rapidly mobilized to help us in these difficult moments with considerable medical support and specialists on the ground at the disease’s epicenter,” the statement said. “That’s why the government is calling on people to stay calm and allow our partners to help us eradicate this epidemic….A high-speed intervention team has been created to follow the evolution of the situation on the ground
Found this pic, i knew there was a cac out there somewhere. Just tryin to help huh? :camby:

"ok so like um can you move all the infected c00ns over there because i dont want any of their dead breath getting on me."
guinea-ebola.jpg


"a dawg, how come this skinny cac aint covered up" :rudy:

White supremacists tryin to do that sneak tip genocide

"im sorry mam did you say you've been coughing for the last 2 days."

*ten four copy we have an infected*
brendalee1.jpg
 

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Found this pic, i knew there was a cac out there somewhere. Just tryin to help huh? :camby:

"ok so like um can you move all the infected c00ns over there because i dont want any of their dead breath getting on me."
guinea-ebola.jpg


"a dawg, how come this skinny cac aint covered up" :rudy:

White supremacists tryin to do that sneak tip genocide

"im sorry mam did you say you've been coughing for the last 2 days."

*ten four copy we have an infected*
brendalee1.jpg





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