Ebola Vaccine Set Within A Week For Trial In Congo Outbreak, WHO Says

Medicine & Technology May 20, 2017

Only the request from the DRC officials is needed by the WHO to deploy the Ebola vaccine. Though the vaccine is still unlicensed, WHO said its ready to be used as a cure for the victims of the Congo outbreak.

Health Official Warn Ebola Survivors Against Having Sex

Apr 20, 2015

Health officials have begun warning survivors of the Ebola virus against having unprotected sex after the virus was found in a male survivor's semen 175 days after he first developed symptoms of the virus, which it noted was 74 days longer than it has been found in other survivors.

Ebola Virus Epidemic and Outbreak News: Total Cases Now at 24,000

Mar 07, 2015

Ebola is an infectious and a deadly disease. It’s characterized by internal bleeding and fever. It’s caused by Ebola virus.

Ebola Virus Shuts Down Ohio Bridal Shop in Wake of US Deaths

Jan 09, 2015

Ebola isn’t just having a devastating effect on the human population, as the death tolls continue to rise. It appears with a recent closure that the viral infection is exhibiting ramifications in the economy, as well.

Biological Warfare on the Horizon? ISIS Soldiers May Be Infected With Ebola

Jan 05, 2015

It’s what national security organizations have feared since day one—the World Health Organization (WHO) announced last week that they are evaluating jihadist militants associated with ISIS, who may have contracted the virus responsible for Ebola. While the WHO has yet to confirm whether or not the fighters are exhibiting symptoms, the current evaluations of a Mosul hospital 250 miles north of Baghdad are prompting concerns that the fringe extremist group ISIS may in fact be able to obtain a biological weapon unlike anything the world has seen before.

WHO announces millions of Ebola vaccine to be produced by 2015

Oct 24, 2014

WHO accelerates the development, production, and deployment of millions of Ebola vaccine to West Africa by 2015

Ebola Outbreak 2014 Update: New York, New Jersey to Quarrantine Aid Workers Returning to U.S.

Oct 24, 2014

The governors of both New York and New Jersey made announcements on Friday that each state would be enacting a mandatory quarantine for anyone entering the United States via JFK and Newark Liberty International Airports that have provided direct patient care for anyone diagnosed with Ebola in West Africa. All those quarantined in the two states will be held in isolation for a period of 21 days.

Ebola-Free Nurse, Nina Pham, Makes Statement, Visits President Obama [Video]

Oct 24, 2014

Texas nurse Nina Pham got a special hug this week as she was declared Ebola-free by health officials, and that hug came from President Obama himself. Pham met with and embraced the president in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington D.C.