What Ebola Does to the Body

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With the potential to kill within a week, and a death rate that’s been as high as 90%—ebola is still very much at large in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But that may change soon.

Similar to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), ebola may have gotten its start in surprising place: bats, more specifically fruit bats. But the good news is there are some promising breakthroughs and not one but two exciting experimental vaccines in use in the DRC—the location of the second-largest ebola outbreak in history. But the Kivu outbreak may finally be over.

On this episode of SICK, we sit down with Dr. John Misai and Dr. Peter Piot to find out more about this deadly disease.

So how exactly does Ebola work? Where did it come from? Why are its outbreaks so difficult to contain? And is there any hope of getting rid of it once and for all?

Find out the answers and more in this SICK

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The Ebola outbreak in North Kivu seems to have come to an end just as the coronavirus panic struck Europe and the U.S.—the WHO says there has not been a new case of Ebola since Feb. 17 this year. Despite the marked differences in how the viruses operate (Ebola is far more deadly than coronavirus, and it is only transmitted through infected bodily fluids, while COVID-19 is believed to be transmitted through airborne droplets), there are many similarities in the range of public response, from denial that the disease is a problem to contact tracing and mandatory quarantining for people who have potentially contracted the illness.

The second largest Ebola outbreak in history may finally be over
The eventual containment of Ebola in the northeastern DRC reflected the value of an intensified vaccination campaign with an increased focus on community engagement aimed at easing suspicions about the efforts of government, international organizations, and health-care workers who were trying to end the spread of the virus.

What the West Can Learn From Africa’s Ebola Response
Those first days of the 2014 Ebola outbreak and Liberia’s response from that point on can offer important lessons to European and North American governments in light of the World Health Organization’s announcement that the new coronavirus is now a pandemic—and the evidence in rising caseloads from Madrid to London to New York. The Liberian government’s reaction to the crisis and the approach we took in Liberia could serve as a model for how Western countries, many of which are underprepared for a crisis of this magnitude, can respond.
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when I read the title at first I read it as "Why the Second, Worst Ebola Outbreak May be Soon" and I was like nononononono, right now

XenicTheDurr
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Coronavirus: Enters Africa
Ebloa: "Look at me, I am the virus here".

alex
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Background music is quite distracting/interfering, hard to focus on the vocal/messaging.

BluntCutMetalWorks
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Meanwhile,
Coronavirus: Allow us to introduce ourselves

doomdoktor
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Kind of an odd segment to break at this point and time.

timslice
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the background music is very annoying, how could I mute it.

kokomooe
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Ebola on June 1st: I’m going to do what’s called a epic gamer move

bubbanoobnoah
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There was literally no need for the background music. So annoying!

otakusiki
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I think the last few years has taught us that we really need to get people to stop eating bats

Tom_de_Oliveira
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Every other virus seem to come from bats?! Let’s leave them alone

Julie-ipil
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hey seeker! would love to see a comparison between Tesla's and Virgin's ventilators! Thanks!

darkenergy
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Did you tell your music guy what video you’re making?

ezix
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Who picked the soundtrack ?






Fire them .

cellardoor
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Hey Seeker I really love these type of Videos. Please send regards to your design team! Amazing animations and pictures. Please make more of this type of Videos!

murtaz.q
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Hi seeker
Another interesting sick video..
This series is creating awarness and teaches important lesson..
Thanks seeker...🙏👍😊

naveenrajeee
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Hey Seeker! I love your videos and I was wondering if you could please make a video explaining the Marburg virus

Splitfile
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June: *enters the chat*
Ebola: I’m back....

terrythehappyman
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Why is avast not working on an anti virus for these desieses 👍

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Why was that guy so happy, talking about ebola?

aryamanchandra
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the timing of this video is unfortunate. since this video was uploaded, there have been at least 4 new cases, including 2 deaths in a resurgence.

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