The natural carrier or host of the ebola virus is the African - TopicsExpress



          

The natural carrier or host of the ebola virus is the African fruit bat. It seems, according to the UN, that this latest epidemic started in Guéckédou, Guinea when a fruit bat bit a two year old boy. The boy subsequently infected his older brother, mother, sister, grandmother and a midwife. From there, it spread. Bats carry ebola and are dangerous if touched or especially if eaten. Unfortunately, the eating of bats continues at a furious pace and new infections are spreading at over 1000 new cases a week. The UN says by late spring 2015, the number of infected people will number over one million.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 04:58:47 +0000

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