article_snippet: One of the deadliest viruses known to man, Ebola is spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of the recently deceased or an infected person showing symptoms.
article_snippet: Ebola causes hemorrhagic fever and induces internal and external bleeding, profuse vomiting and diarrhoea.
article_snippet: Ebola has killed more than 10,200 people in total in the three most affected countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since March 2014 when Ebola was first confirmed in the forest region of Guinea.
article_snippet: Ebola cases in Sierra Leone have dropped sharply from a peak of more than 500 in December to around 50 cases a week, helped by British military assistance.
article_snippet: It comes as a goal is set for cutting off the spread of the disease in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone Liberia and Sierra Leone Sierra Leone by April 16.
article_snippet: Liberia previously reported that Liberia had reached an end to Ebolabut a new case appeared in Ebola capital Monrovia last week.
article_snippet: Thousands of people still remain at risk of Ebola in Sierra Leone and International Medical Corps is on the ground treating patients.
article_snippet: If you would like to support patients work in West Africa, please visit www.internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/ebola/. The world's worst Ebola epidemic has killed more than 10,200 people in total in the three most affected countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone Liberia and Sierra Leone Sierra Leone since March 2014 .
article_snippet: One of the deadliest viruses known to man, Ebola is spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of the recently deceased or an infected person showing symptoms .