Should we be concerned about Ebola?
6/2/202630 min
In this episode, we explore the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda - including the origins of Ebola and how it is transmitted; how an outbreak is modelled; how we treat and manage Ebola with drugs and vaccines; and what happens if international medical teams become infected. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Hello. Welcome to The Naked Scientists podcast. This is the show that brings you the biggest breakthroughs and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology, and medicine. I'm Chris Smith, and today we're gonna examine the latest Ebola outbreak in Africa's Democratic Republic of the Congo. What is driving it, and how's it being managed? [upbeat music] The international organization, Médecins Sans Frontières, has said the rapid spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has created a deeply alarming situation. Efforts to control its spread have been hampered by conflict in the African nation, and it now has claimed the lives of more than 250 people that we know of. It's also circulating in neighboring Uganda, and the World Health Organization has said the situation is outpacing the healthcare response. Here's Bohuma Titangi, who's an infectious diseases expert at Emory University in Atlanta.
Bohuma Titianji· Guest1:20
Ebola is a virus that belongs to a group of viruses known as filoviruses. There are four species of Ebola that have been demonstrated to cause