The worst epidemic of Ebola , since the disease was discovered a little over forty years ago, took place between 2014 and 2016 .There were more than 28,000 cases and one third of those affected died .In January of this year, WHO declared that this fearsome outbreak was over., fear continues and it has been announced that Russia has passed the tests of a vaccine against Ebola.
Russia passes the tests of a vaccine against Ebola
When we talk about Ebola disease, we refer to a serious infectious disease that affects humans .The pathogen that causes it is the Ebola virus The name comes from the Ebola river , in DR Congo, which is where the virus was first identified after a deadly epidemic.It is also known as hemorrhagic fever, since it is the last symptom that appears, but the most serious one.It usually starts with headache, throat, diarrhea and vomiting and also kidney and liver failure.The transmission, first, is caused by contact with feces or body fluids of animals that are carriers even if they do not have it, such as the fruit bat.Once the person has been infected, is transmitted among humans. It is known that if a man is infected, for two months he can transmit the disease through his semen.The most serious epidemics have yielded a balance of deaths ranging between 50% and 90% .

Given the severity of the last outbreak, in which, despite everything, mortality was slightly controlled by lowering one third of those affected, both WHO and many nations have put means to develop an effective vaccine to curb the epidemic in case of a new occurrence.Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova announced that they will start a vaccination campaign in Guinea with a vaccine that has already passed all tests and that they believe is effective in 100% of cases .Russians have developed two types of vaccines, the universal (100% effectiveness) and one specially designed for people with HIV , which in Africa are many millions.

The WHO has also developed a vaccine with excellent results, but the trial period has not passed.It is only used in clinical trials or specific cases although they continue to work so that this is ready if unfortunate It was needed.

Hopefully the news, as I communicate "Sputnik world", is really true, that all the tests have been passed and that it is really effective.Since, sometimes, these long-awaited medications they end up being practically useless.They are only ineffective patches but that, in the long run, report incredible benefits to the pharmaceutical company that patents and manufactures them.
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