Severe Ebola outbreak in Congo
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A severe disease wave happens in the country Congo. It is the disease Ebola. More than 1400 people die since April. Labs confirm 3200 infections. Almost every second sick person dies from the virus.
Helpers have a very hard time. Armed groups fight each other. Many people also do not trust the helpers. Experts believe: There are many more sick people. But nobody reports them yet. People call this a high dark number.
The virus name is Bundibugyo. There is no vaccine yet against this type. But researchers test new drugs right now. The disease spreads through body fluids. The center of the outbreak is the province Ituri. Neighbor countries also have first cases.
Helpers have a very hard time. Armed groups fight each other. Many people also do not trust the helpers. Experts believe: There are many more sick people. But nobody reports them yet. People call this a high dark number.
The virus name is Bundibugyo. There is no vaccine yet against this type. But researchers test new drugs right now. The disease spreads through body fluids. The center of the outbreak is the province Ituri. Neighbor countries also have first cases.
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Definitions
- Ebola
- Ebola is a very dangerous disease from a virus. It often leads to high fever and heavy bleeding. Many people die from it.
- Epidemic
- An epidemic is an outbreak of a disease. Many people get infected in a certain region at the same time.
- Dark number
- The dark number describes cases that are not officially known. For example sick people who do not see a doctor and therefore do not appear in statistics.
- Lab
- A lab is a workspace for scientists. They examine samples there like blood to safely identify diseases.
Locations
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- A large state in Central Africa where the current Ebola outbreak happens.
- Ituri
- A province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo that is hit very hard by Ebola.
- Uganda
- A neighbor country of Congo where people also report Ebola cases.
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