ప్రాణాంతకమైన Ebola వైరస్ - కార్చిచ్చు ల ప్రపంచం అంత పాకుతుందా?

Posted: 07/30/2014 07:36 PM IST

Ebola outbreak spreading world wide who and countries on alert

ఎబోలా వైరస్ కెన్యా నుంచి ఆసియ కి పాకిందని అనుమనిస్తున్నరు. ఈ ఎబోలా వైరస్ మొదట జ్వరం గ వచ్చి, త్వర త్వర గ లివర్ ని తక్కిన ఇంటర్నల్ బ్లీడింగ్ తో 2 నుంచి 20 రోజుల్లో చచ్చిపొతారు. జ్వరం, తలనొప్పి, వంతులు, విరేచనాలు తో మొదలయ్ మనిషిని చమ్పెస్తున్ది. The World Health Organisation has called the Ebola outbreak in west Africa the worst ever as it claims 700 lives so far – watch our 60 second explainer (at the top of this blog) to get the key facts

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What is Ebola virus disease?

Ebola is a severe, often fatal illness, with a death rate of up to 90 per cent.The illness affects humans as well as primates, including monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees.How do people become infected with the virus?

Ebola is transmitted through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals.

In Africa infection in humans has happened as a result of contact with chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines found ill or dead in the rainforest.

Once a person becomes infected, the virus can spread through contact with a sufferer's blood, urine, saliva, stools and semen. A person can also become infected if broken skin comes into contact with a victim's soiled clothing, bed linen or used needles.

Men who have recovered from the disease, can still spread the virus to their partner through their semen for seven weeks after recovery.

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A global Ebola pandemic are 'justified' an expert has said after a U.S. citizen boarded a flight in Liberia carrying the disease to Nigeria, potentially infecting 'anyone on the same plane'.

Nigerian health officials are in the process of trying to trace 30,000 people, believed to be at risk of contracting the highly-infectious virus, following the death of Patrick Sawyer in Lagos.

British airlines are on alert for cases of the deadly virus, after tests revealed a man died in Nigeria from the disease, having been allowed to board an international flight from Liberia