Fighting Ebola outbreak

According to the World Health Organization, Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 3,500 people, while over 7,500 people have been infected

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According to the World Health Organization, the death toll from the Ebola virus outbreak has exceeded 3,500 people out of a total of 7,500 officially registered cases. Photo: Women from different religious groups pray against the spread of the Ebola virus, in Monrovia, Liberia, August 2, 2014

The outbreak started in West Africa in December 2013 and by now Ebola has spread across five countries, namely Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Senegal. Photo: People buy last minute provisions as they prepare for a nationwide three-day curfew in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 18 September 2014

The Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) was first reported in 1976 in Zaire

It is a severe, often fatal illness, with a case fatality rate of up to 90%. The infection is transmitted by direct contact with the blood, body fluids and tissues of infected animals or people.

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to allocate $49.9 million in funding for the newly established UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response

Photo: Sierra Leone Ebola survivors wait with relatives and friends during a discharge ceremony from the Hastings treatment centre outside Freetown, Sierra Leone, 06 October 2014

West Africa's largest Ebola treatment center was opened in the capital of Liberia. Photo: Health worker's spray each other with disinfectant chemicals in Monrovia, Liberia, September 4, 2014

Photo: A Liberian nurse picking up boots after being disinfected at the ELWA Ebola Treatment Unit in Monrovia, Liberia, 04 October 2014

Early supportive care, which includes rehydration and symptomatic treatment, improves the survival rate

Photo: Liberian volunteers being trained at a workshop to help with public awareness in other to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia, 13 September 2014

The World Food Program says 1 million people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone may need food assistance in the coming months, as measures to slow Ebola’s spread have caused price hikes and slowed the flow of goods to isolated areas

Humanitarian orgaisations provide their aid to Ebola-striken countries

No licensed treatment has yet been proven to be able to neutralize the virus but a number of blood, immunological and drug medications are under development. There are no licensed Ebola vaccines yet but two candidates are being evaluated

The first case of the deadly Ebola virus has been diagnosed on Spanish soil October 06. Another patient probably infected with the Ebola virus was admitted to the Carlos III hospital in Madrid Wednesday, October 08 2014

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution to allocate $49.9 million in funding for the newly established UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER). Analysts say the Ebola epidemic is emerging as a global threat which requires all-round attention. The outbreak started in West Africa in December 2013 and by now Ebola has spread across five countries, namely Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Senegal.