3. The Worst Ebola Outbreaks
The outbreak of Ebola in the Western African country, Sierra Leone, in 2014 was the worst on record to this date, resulting in more than 28,000 infections, and more than 11,000 casualties. The Zaire-Ebola strain was responsible for this contagion, and unfortunately, this is the deadliest and most infectious form of the virus.
Many medical experts believe that the severity of the outbreak was so bad because of the remote locations of the epidemic, along with a lack of preparation and medical staff trained to deal with the virus. As a result, many people experienced infection due to the burial practices and lack of understanding of how the disease spreads in the community.
The 2018 outbreak of the virus is set to become the worst on record, with nearly 800 confirmed cases of the infection. Health officials are currently experiencing issues containing the disease due to the misinformation spread by politicians and locals that don’t have a proper understanding of the workings of the Ebola virus. Many village leaders are telling their community to avoid vaccination or treatment, as the WHO workers are there to infect the people with the virus – a pure absurdity.