WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency

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BREAKING: World Health Organization declares Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a global health emergency.

The last time the WHO declared a global emergency related to Ebola was in August 2014, during the West Africa epidemic, the world's deadliest.

Throughout that epidemic, which lasted from 2014 to 2016, at least 28,000 suspected cases of Ebola were reported, and more than 11,000 people died, according to the . The vast majority of cases were in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. But cases also stretched into Italy, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.. The vaccine is now being used to help control the spread in Congo by vaccinating health care workers and people who have been in contact with Ebola patients, as well as the contacts of those contacts.is spread through contact with blood and other bodily fluids.

There is no cure for Ebola. Doctors use supportive fluids and electrolytes to help counter the side effects of high fever, vomiting and diarrhea.

 

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Let's call it the second most deadly out break, TRUMP took over number one, To imagine a US President is more deadlier than a virus Globally

immigrants r welcome but they must come legally for everybody's safety, like it was in ellis island. we dont want ebola, epidemics, terrorists, bad ppl to come to our country. we want safety n security, thats common sense.

The outbreak in Congo has been ongoing for nearly a year, with 1,676 deaths. The WHO estimates 12 new cases are reported daily. It is the second deadliest Ebola epidemic ever. WHO's declaration cited the recent spread into Goma, one of Congo's most densely-populated cities.

Democrats ushering them into the USA - 🤦🏽‍♀️.

How long before realDonaldTrump does something to exacerbate even that...?

The outbreak in Congo has been ongoing for nearly a year, with 1,676 deaths. The WHO estimates 12 new cases are reported daily. It is the second deadliest Ebola epidemic ever. WHO's declaration cited the recent spread into Goma, one of Congo's most densely-populated cities.

Ebola kills so quickly it doesn't have time to spread, bad for the people in the Republic of Congo but 'global health emergency? Not so much.

Ya'll remember when this was right in our faces a few years ago and then just dissappeared?

Oooooo thank goddness they made a declaration

Wait until it gets hard to stop before taking action? What statement does this make besides stupidity and lack of concern for people not like the others.

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L.I.S.T.

*insert here we go again meme here*

Just be healthy

The outbreak in Congo has been ongoing for nearly a year, with 1,676 deaths. The WHO estimates 12 new cases are reported daily. It is the second deadliest Ebola epidemic ever. WHO's declaration cited the recent spread into Goma, one of Congo's most densely-populated cities.

again

Here we go again with the ebola

Here we go again. Not a tRump fan, but is 'shit-hole countries' really all that inaccurate ?

Its only a matter of time before it comes here.

No crap it's scary and should have already been contained but no . Some just procrastinating just for ratings

Build a wall. No more idiot volunteers bringing that plague back with them. It’s only a matter of time until someone deliberately brings it here....

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