Ebola
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An ER doctor who survived Ebola shares the harrowing reality of the coronavirus pandemic and levels a stark warning
Dr. Craig Spencer, who's cared for Ebola patients and survived the disease himself, works at an ER in NYC. He explains why he fears the COVID-19 virus.
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For the first time, FDA approves vaccine to prevent deadly Ebola virus
For the first time, the FDA has approved an Ebola vaccine. Since 2018, the deadly virus has killed more than 2,200 in Congo.
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WHO Declares Guinea Free of Ebola
Guinea has been declared free from transmission of Ebola, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, marking a milestone for the West African country where the original Ebola chain of transmission began two years ago leading to the largest epidemic in history.
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U.S. Ebola Survivors Report Health Problems, Including Hair Loss and Joint Pain
“It is clear that for patients who survived Ebola virus disease, the story does not end with their discharge from an Ebola treatment unit in West Africa or a hospital in the U.S."
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Health Authorities Confirm Ebola Case in Liberia
Health authorities are reporting one confirmed Ebola case, a 10-year boy who is currently being attended to at the treatment center on the outskirts of Monrovia, the capital. (The Associated Press) Liberia was first declared Ebola-free on May 9; but there was a resurgence of the disease in late June affecting four people, two of whom died. The country was again declared Ebola-free on Sept. 3 by the World Health Organization. (Photo: Graphiq) Chief Medical Officer and acting head of the Ebola Cas
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Scientists Find Ebola Can Linger in Semen for Months
In a study of 93 men in Sierra Leone, scientists found the Ebola virus in semen samples from about half of them. People with Ebola are believed to be most infectious when they are the sickest.
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British Nurse Pauline Cafferkey Now 'Critically Ill' After Her Ebola Relapse Worsens
She is being treated for Ebola in the high level isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital.” Cafferkey was flown from her home in Scotland to a London hospital early Friday, where she is being treated in an isolation unit. Officials say it’s unlikely that Cafferkey will transmit the virus to others, but they are monitoring 58 close contacts of the nurse — a mixture of friends, family and healthcare workers — with 40 of those offered vaccinations as a precaution, according to the Belfast Telegra
