Ebola Confirmed to Be an STD: What This Means for Public Health

Ebola Confirmed to Be an STD: What This Means for Public Health

Study confirms Ebola can be sexually transmitted

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 15th, 2015
Confirmed: Deadly Ebola Virus Can Be Sexually Transmitted

Confirmed: Deadly Ebola Virus Can Be Sexually Transmitted

Happened in Liberia, where a woman got it from her partner

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 12th, 2015
Compound Shown to Deliver 100% Protection Against the Ebola Virus

Compound Shown to Deliver 100% Protection Against the Ebola Virus

The experiments were carried out on rhesus monkeys

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 1st, 2015
Experimental Ebola Vaccine Delivers 100% Protection in Trial

Experimental Ebola Vaccine Delivers 100% Protection in Trial

Not one of the people who were vaccinated was infected

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 14th, 2015
Inhalable Vaccine Safeguards Against Deadly Ebola Virus

Inhalable Vaccine Safeguards Against Deadly Ebola Virus

This aerosolized Ebola vaccine is the first of its kind

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 4th, 2015
Deadly Ebola Disease Makes a Comeback in Liberia

Deadly Ebola Disease Makes a Comeback in Liberia

The virus has claimed 3 more lives, health officials say

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 18th, 2015
Ebola Might Have Plagued Ancient Athens, Researcher Believes

Ebola Might Have Plagued Ancient Athens, Researcher Believes

Historical records hint at an Ebola outbreak 2,400 years ago

Liberia Is at Long Last Ebola-Free, WHO Says

Liberia Is at Long Last Ebola-Free, WHO Says

As of Saturday, no new cases of people infected with the deadly virus had been reported in Liberia in over 42 days

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 8th, 2015
Ebola Survives for Weeks Inside Man's Eye, Turns It from Blue to Green

Ebola Survives for Weeks Inside Man's Eye, Turns It from Blue to Green

The man, an infectious disease specialist, contracted Ebola while helping contain the outbreak in Sierra Leone

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 28th, 2015
Experimental Vaccine Protects Monkeys Against Deadly Ebola Virus

Experimental Vaccine Protects Monkeys Against Deadly Ebola Virus

The researchers who developed the vaccine hope to soon debut clinical trials involving human volunteers

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 26th, 2015
Experimental Ebola Vaccine Proven Safe and Effective in Clinical Trial

Experimental Ebola Vaccine Proven Safe and Effective in Clinical Trial

The vaccine, based on the virus strain that caused the latest Ebola epidemic, successfully triggered an immune response

World of Warcraft Argi Pet Supports Red Cross Ebola Fight with $1.9 Million (€1.5 Million) Donation

World of Warcraft Argi Pet Supports Red Cross Ebola Fight with $1.9 Million (€1.5 Million) Donation

The company might support more causes in the future

Obama Wants to Pull US Ebola-Fighting Troops from Africa

Obama Wants to Pull US Ebola-Fighting Troops from Africa

The US President wishes to pull nearly all of the country's troops from Ebola-stricken regions in West Africa

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 31st, 2015
The Deadly Ebola Virus Is Rapidly Mutating, Scientists Warn

The Deadly Ebola Virus Is Rapidly Mutating, Scientists Warn

Should these mutations make it possible for the virus to spread through the air, thousands more people could be infected

The Ebola Virus Has So Far Infected Well over 20,000 People

The Ebola Virus Has So Far Infected Well over 20,000 People

Of the people who contracted the virus, some 8,000 passed away not long after developing the deadly Ebola disease

Healthcare Worker in Scotland, UK, Diagnosed with Deadly Ebola Disease

Healthcare Worker in Scotland, UK, Diagnosed with Deadly Ebola Disease

The patient is in isolation, specialists say the risk that the disease was passed on to other folks is extremely low

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 16th, 2014
Ebola Patients in Africa Are Now Being Transfused Blood or Plasma from Survivors

Ebola Patients in Africa Are Now Being Transfused Blood or Plasma from Survivors

Specialists hope Ebola antibodies present in the blood and plasma of survivors can help others overcome the disease

 
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