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Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
Nigeria has declared a national emergency due to an outbreak of the Ebola virus. Over 900
people in West Africa have died from the Ebola virus this year. Ebola symptoms include
vomiting, fever, muscle pain and bleeding. The fatality rate is about 90%. The deadly Ebola
virus is transmitted to humans from infected wild animals, including fruit bats, pigs and
monkeys. It can then be passed human-to-human through contact with bodily fluids. Health
professionals and volunteers in West Africa are taking extra precautions after two American
missionaries who were working in Liberia tested positive for Ebola. The infected doctor and
nurse are receiving treatment in the US, while other members of their team are in quarantine.
The virus was named after the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo where the
first outbreak occurred in 1976. There is currently no vaccine.

1. Humans can contract Ebola by contact with wild animals or by coming in contact with
bodily fluids of infected humans.
2. The virus was named after the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo where the
first outbreak occurred in 1976.
3. The report mentions two Americans who contracted Ebola while doing missionary work as
health professionals in Liberia.