ABOVE: Transmission electron micrograph of the Ebola virus
WIKIMEDIA, CYNTHIA GOLDSMITH
Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo is making it difficult for medical personnel to treat Ebola patients, according to The Washington Post. As of May 15, the World Health Organization reports that there have been 1,760 total cases and 1,161 deaths in the current outbreak that began in August 2018.
Safety for the doctors in the area is in question. “Our staff has to lie about being doctors in order to treat people,” says Tariq Riebel of the International Rescue Committee to the Post, otherwise people throw rocks at them.
The World Health Organization (WHO) did not declare the Ebola situation an international emergency in April, and experts agree that making it an international emergency may not have helped the situation. Declaring it an international emergency would have brought in more international aid in the form of money and personnel. ...
