How To Reduce The Spread Of The Ebola Outbreak In The Democratic Republic of Congo

The fears of health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo were confirmed recently, when test results indicated that an Ebola outbreak had been identified amongst the population once again. Unfortunately, this marks the third time the DR Congo has experienced an Ebola outbreak since the devastating virus struck West Africa between 2014 and 2016, killing over 11,000 people. But, despite 45 cases currently being investigated, officials are confident that with quick responses and the right equipment, the outbreak can be contained – as they have shown previously. Medical waste incinerators play an essential role in this respect.   What is Ebola Ebola is a highly dangerous virus that’s extremely contagious. It starts with flu-like symptoms, but this quickly advances to cause internal bleeding, with patients passing blood through their eyes, ears, mouth and nose. Diarrhoea and vomiting is common too. Ebola can often be fatal, as the outbreak in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia showed. It’s named after the Ebola river, where the virus was first identified in the 1970’s. There are several different strains of Ebola, so making a vaccine is not easy. Ebola Zaire is the deadliest. There is one vaccine currently in production and ready to [...]