Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) tested twelve more patients for Ebola in Goma district. This comes a few days after three patients of the same family were tested positive for the disease.
Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, which has borne the brunt of the one-year epidemic claimed over 1,800 lives.
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‘A total of 12 people from various centers on the outskirts of Goma are undergoing Ebola tests after three patients tested positive for the disease.
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Other regions of the country fear the virus as it could spread from DRC to their territories.
Mozambique nation set up several disease checkpoints along its border with Malawi as a precaution, and officials briefly shut Rwanda border with DRC.
![Ebola Virus is Targeted at Different Sites by the Human Immune System]( "Ebola Virus is Targeted at Different Sites by the Human Immune System")
Human immune system's mode of action against the Ebola virus has been discovered. This provides a breakthrough to develop antibody-based therapies that could help treat patients affected by this fatal illness.
Ebola virus symptoms include fever, vomiting, and severe diarrhea, often followed by kidney and liver failure, internal and external bleeding.
There is no proper cure for Ebola, although an unlicensed but tested vaccine has been widely used to help protect frontline workers.
Source: Medindia
Ebola Virus is Targeted at Different Sites by the Human Immune System
Human immune system's mode of action against the Ebola virus has been discovered. This provides a breakthrough to develop antibody-based therapies that could help treat patients affected by this fatal illness.
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Ebola virus symptoms include fever, vomiting, and severe diarrhea, often followed by kidney and liver failure, internal and external bleeding.
There is no proper cure for Ebola, although an unlicensed but tested vaccine has been widely used to help protect frontline workers.
Source: Medindia
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