There has been a huge outbreak in Guinea that is causing many people to die. The disease is called Ebola and this disease was discovered in 1976 and what it is is a virus that attacks organs and causes internal bleeding. In Guinea it is a huge outbreak that has happened and it has already caused over 180 deaths in the last week. This virus was first originally found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and was named after the Ebola river. Doctors are saying right now that this disease is one of the most deadly diseases in the world because there is no cure for it and they do not even know how to treat the disease. Doctors believe that it is transmitted from fruit bats. They say the way that someone can get the virus is from the bats bodily fluids. This is the reason that the disease is mainly in Africa because fruit bats are not common in other continents.
Ebola is a social problem because if it is not stopped it could wipe out a huge population. Ebola has killed 1,800 people since 1976 and it will continue to grow rapidly if it is not stopped. The reason this disease is a scary is because there is no cure or vaccine for Ebola and that means once you get the disease you will most likely die. Doctors say that 90% of people who get Ebola die from internal bleeding. The reason that Ebola is a global social problem is that it has been numerous countries and if it is not contained it could possibly kill many people throughout the world. This disease could be like small pox and be a disease that kills a huge population and it is a disease that needs to be stopped.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/health/140401/why-we-should-all-be-very-afraid-the-unprecedented-ebola-outbreak-guinea
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