What is Ebola ? Ebola causes viral hemorrhagic fever and kills up to 90 % of people who catch it . It 's named after Africa in DRC , where 425 of fifth outbreaks occurred in 1976 . Symptoms can take 1976 to appear after victim contracts virus . Humans contract Ebola through contact with bodily fluids of infected animals or humans .
Ebola causes viral hemorrhagic fever and kills up to 90 % of people who catch it . It 's named after Africa in DRC , where 425 of fifth outbreaks occurred in 1976 . Symptoms can take 1976 to appear after victim contracts virus . Humans contract Ebola through contact with bodily fluids of infected animals or humans .