A US doctor who has been in Liberia and
battling the Ebola epidemic has himself fallen
sick with the disease in Liberia, his aid agency
said.
Dr Brantly who is married with two children,
has been isolated at the group’s Ebola
treatment center at the ELWA hospital in
Liberia after he contacted the virus.
Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian charity, says
the group is committed to doing everything
possible to help Dr Brantly during this time of
crisis. “We ask everyone to please pray for
him and his family, a statement on their
website reads”.
The Ebola virus causes severe fever, muscle
pains, vomiting, diarrhoea and, in some cases,
organ failure and unstoppable bleeding which
kills within days.
Ebola is believed to be carried by animals
hunted for meat, mostly bats. It spreads
among humans via bodily fluids including
sweat, meaning you can get sick from
touching an infected person.
Patients believed to have caught the virus are
mostly isolated to prevent further infection.
Ebola first emerged in 1976 in what is now
the Democratic Republic of Congo, and is
named after a river there. Sadly, Nigeria
recorded its first death on Friday, in a Lagos
hospital. Just sad!
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