The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded the alarm after a second person has died from the deadly Ebola disease in Africa. A second death was recorded in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday (April 24), just days after a fresh outbreak of the disease emerged.
This is the 14th Ebola outbreak that the Democratic Republic of the Congo has seen since 1976, and follows another outbreak just four months ago. In past Ebola outbreaks, fatality rates have varied from 25 percent to 90 percent – making it one of the most deadly diseases, as Express.co.uk reports.
Ebola is transmitted by coming into contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person or contaminated materials. Symptoms include muscle aches and a fever, which resemble those seen in other common diseases such as malaria.
