A nurse in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, has succumbed to Ebola, marking the first recorded fatality since the last outbreak ended in 2023. The 32-year-old male patient, an employee of Mulago Hospital, was confirmed to have Ebola after multiple lab tests. Despite receiving treatment at various locations in Uganda, the patient tragically passed away on Wednesday.
Ebola, a deadly hemorrhagic fever, is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids of an infected person or contaminated materials. Symptoms of the disease include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain, and in severe cases, internal and external bleeding.
