I saw this online and decided to share it with you guys, we all know that Ebola is fast encroaching the most populous black nation and these are some facts about The dreadful Virus....

-Ebola kills 90% of its victims

-The Ebola virus is named for the Ebola River, where the first outbreaks occurred in 1976.

-Ebola puts victim in lots of pain

-There is no cure and the cause is unknown.

-It can reproduce in 8 hours and when it does millions of new viruses come out.

-It is a threat even though only 3 out-breaks have been reported. (so far)

-It is the worlds most deadly viruses and one of the most painful deaths possible.

-You can die any were from 3-30
days or even longer.

-It is only stoped when it has no more hostes to feed on.

-Between June and November 1976 the Ebola Virus infected 284 people in Sudan and there were 117 deaths

-In Zaire there were 318 cases and 280 deaths in only the two months of September and October

-A large out-break occurred in Kikwit, Zaire in 1995 with 315 cases and 244 deaths

smartchoice: Interesting indeed so not all infected died? So how did they survive?

exhibit(ed') more significant IgM responses, clearance of viral antigen, and sustained T-cell cytokine responses, as indicated by high levels of T-cell-related mRNA in the peripheral blood.

Increases in the levels of inflammatory cytokines IFN-γ, IFN-α, interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor alpha