Ebola virus is gradually evolving, seriously threatening the health of the people of the Republic of Congo

In July this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the outbreak of Ebola virus in Ituri and North-Kivu provinces - eastern Republic of Congo.

This new Ebola virus is called Kivu Ebola - a variant from Zaire Ebola. As of July this year, 2753 cases of Kivu Ebola infection have been confirmed, along with 1843 deaths.

Ella Watson-Stryker, a scientist, revealed: "About half of all Ebola cases reported here are not caused by infection from identified sources. On the other hand, people who have been infected with Ebola from humans - who has not yet identified where the source ".

Ebola virus is a parasite, parasite in cells in the host. The outbreak in the eastern Republic of Congo began about a year ago, originating in a town called Mangina, when natural hosts - most likely bats - spread the virus to humans via blood.

Picture 1 of Ebola virus is gradually evolving, seriously threatening the health of the people of the Republic of Congo

Ebola virus is a parasite, parasite in cells in the host.

Ebola can overcome a person's immune system quickly. Then, the initial symptoms will be: vomiting, diarrhea, cough, rash, hemorrhage, hiccups . From there, death will come suddenly in the following days, depending on the patient's condition and frequency. rate of shocks.

A test vaccine for Ebola virus has been provided to more than 175,000 indigenous people. But it still can't stop the deadly virus from expanding its area of ​​infection. According to WHO calculations, to control the spread of an epidemic, more than $ 200,000,000 is needed. And that money is currently no organization to raise funds.

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An Ebola vaccine.

To date, the Kivu Ebola virus outbreak has passed the 18-hour regeneration cycle in the human body for more than a year. A few researchers began to ask the question: When did Ebola virus evolve, or was Ebola virus evolving into a more dangerous, more dangerous parasite? The most frightening, Ebola can become more contagious, making it even harder for people to control it. This question opened the door for a global emergency.

A team of researchers at Kinshasa University, along with international colleagues, took blood samples from people from the Ebola outbreak in Kivu to study the Ebola virus genome. The results showed that the Ebola virus was transformed into four different lines. Pardis Sabeti, a genetic scientist at Harvard University, said: "If we give Ebola the virus enough time to be passed from person to person. Unexpected consequences will come. Ebola could also change that? I'm afraid there won't be any good answers to this question . "

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Update 14 September 2019
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