Ebola.
Ebola is a deadly disease found in humans, gorillas, and chimps in Central Africa. Humans can contract the virus by getting in close contact with these primates, and from infected bats, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Ebola was initially discovered almost 50 years ago, near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are six strains of the virus, four of which can be contracted by humans as well, through fluids or blood from an infected animal, while the other two are only present in animals.
Ebola is highly contagious, and it can spread from one individual to another through close contact. Also, the symptoms are horrific, it starts with fever, fatigue, headaches, muscle pain, and a sore throat, followed by vomiting, rash, diarrhea, internal and external bleeding, and impaired kidney and liver function.
According to the World Health Organization, the average fatality rate for Ebola is 50%, however, there were also moments when it was 90%. It tends to vary between 25% and 90% depending on the situation.
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