Ebola outbreak: Up to 10,000 new cases per week predicted.

According to the World Health Organization, in just two months time, the Ebola outbreak could see up to 10,000 new cases every week.

The latest prediction from WHO paints a bleak future, as the deadlist Ebola outbreak in history has health officials across the globe struggling to treat and prevent the disease that has no cure.

WHO assistant director general Bruce Aylward said on Tuesday 14 October that by December, there could be up to 10,000 Ebola cases per week in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Aylward said WHO is focusing on isolating Ebola cases and treating patients with professional medical care. Ebola has claimed 4,447 lives out of 8,914 cases, according to WHO's latest estimates.

"Our goal is that in 60 days, we are able to identify all chains of Ebola transmissions in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone."

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In the US, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday 13 October it was "doubling down" on outreach and training to increase awareness of Ebola. "Stopping Ebola is hard," CDC director Dr Tom Frieden said.

The Ebola virus first appeared in 1976 in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name. The current outbreak started in Guinea and spread to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal. According to WHO, West Africa has been particularly hit by the outbreak because of its limited health care systems and lack of infrastructure.

Early symptoms include fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headaches and sore throat. This is followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, symptoms of impaired kidney and liver function and both internal and external bleeding, including blood in the stools.

*Surely the end time has come!

Source: International Business Times.