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   The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world's deadliest to   
   date. According to the UN, 729 people have died as health   
   officials in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone struggle to   
   control the virus.   
      
   What is Ebola?   
      
   Ebola is a viral illness of which the initial symptoms can   
   include a sudden fever, intense weakness, muscle pain and a sore   
   throat, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). And   
   that is just the beginning: subsequent stages are vomiting,   
   diarrhoea and - in some cases - both internal and external   
   bleeding.   
      
   The disease infects humans through close contact with infected   
   animals, including chimpanzees, fruit bats and forest antelope.   
      
   It then spreads between humans by direct contact with infected   
   blood, bodily fluids or organs, or indirectly through contact   
   with contaminated environments. Even funerals of Ebola victims   
   can be a risk, if mourners have direct contact with the body of   
   the deceased.   
      
   The incubation period can last from two days to three weeks, and   
   diagnosis is difficult. The human disease has so far been mostly   
   limited to Africa, although one strain has cropped up in the   
   Philippines.   
      
   Healthcare workers are at risk if they treat patients without   
   taking the right precautions to avoid infection.   
      
   People are infectious as long as their blood and secretions   
   contain the virus - in some cases, up to seven weeks after they   
   recover.   
      
   http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26835233   
      
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