Ebola: A Contagious Trend

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who is very ill with the disease. Usually wide-spread action of the virus takes place among hospital care workers or family members who were aiding an infected person.” Ebola can spread by the reuse of hypodermic needles, which occurs frequently in under-developed countries like Zaire and Sudan, but it is not likely to be infected by close contact with people infected, who show no signs of symptoms. As well as, there is no proof that the virus can be contracted through our air supply.
The Ebola virus spreads through our blood and into organs, including the liver, lymphatic organs, kidneys, ovaries, and testes. Initial symptoms range from fever and weakness to sore throats and headaches. All these are signs of a common cold. Internal and external bleeding, especially in the nose, abdomen, pericardium, and vagina as well as vomiting, diarrhea, kidney and liver failure follow the initial symptoms. The incubation period ranges from 2 to 21 days, depending on how the infection is ...

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