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Ebola; The Disease and Treatment for Ebola Patients

There has been an ongoing Ebola virus epidemic in many parts of West Africa. Reports suggest that it all began in Guinea, a small West African country in December 2013, before spreading to its neighbours Liberia, Senegal, Nigeria and the Democratic republic of Congo. Up to now, the most affected countries are Liberia and Sierra Leone. On 30th September 2014, it was confirmed that one American citizen had contracted the virus. Treatment of Ebola patients has been difficult and the effects of this have been devastating.