Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever is currently taking the world by storm, and it is certainly no small issue. The deadliest outbreak ever recorded in history of the Ebola virus is happening right now. Doctors are trying to find a treatment for the Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever.

According to the CDC, the Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever is an often fatal disease affecting humans and nonhuman primates, including monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees.

The Ebola hemorrhagic fever, or Ebola HF, is only one of numerous Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is caused with a virus from the family of Filoviridae, genus Ebola Virus.

When infection occurs, symptoms  begin abruptly, and can kill fast.

At the beginning, patients with the Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever experience one or several of the following symptoms - fever, headache, joint and muscle pain and weakness, lack of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea.

While some patients experience a rash, which is easily seen on light skin, other initial symptoms are sore throat, difficulty swallowing and bleeding inside and outside the body. Forbes said that symptoms can appear anywhere in the human body, usually from the 2nd to the 21st day after infection. However, symptoms of the Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever are most commonly observed after 8 to 10 days.

The deadliest outbreak of Ebola ever recorded in history is reportedly occurring today. The steady increase in the number of people with Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever and the places affected is growing at an alarming rate. So far, Vox.com said that the battle doesn't appear to be slowing down.

The first Ebola Virus species was reportedly discovered in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo near the Ebola River. After that fateful discovery, outbreaks have been reported periodically. Since then, Vox.com reports that thousands have been infected and roughly 60 percent of the infected were killed.

Because early symptoms of the Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever are similar to several other illnesses, Forbes reports that doctors are already advised to always determine first if patients have recently travelled to areas with an Ebola outbreak or have had contact with persons infected.

The Ebola Virus may be found lingering in infected people's blood, saliva, urine and stool. Any exposure to broken skin or mucus membranes may also lead to the transfer of the Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever. According to reports, people most likely to get infected are healthcare workers, family members and those preparing the dead for burial.

Ebola is already known worldwide to be both rare and very deadly. However, there are several factors which make this year's outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever the deadliest in history:

1. This outbreak is of the most deadly of the five Ebola viruses, called the Zaire ebolavirus. This virus has reportedly already killed 79 percent of all it has infected, which estimates 672 of all 1,201 infected, according to the Jul. 23 numbers from the World Health Organization.

2. Many health workers did not have the required experience or training in protecting themselves or the patients from the Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, since this outbreak was the first in West Africa.

3. In a report by the National Public Radio, people in the countries currently affected by the Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever travel more, so they may have contributed to the spread of the disease and difficulty in tracking it.

According to the World Health Organization, the current Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever outbreak has hit four countries - Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and recently Nigeria.

Now, the Associated Press reports that the Liberian government has recently confirmed of the death of Samuel Brisbane, a senior doctor working to fight the disease. Brisbane reportedly died on Jul. 26, making him the first Liberian doctor to die from the current outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever.

The news of Brisbane's death came just days after it was announced that Sierra Leone's top Ebola doctor, Sheik Umar Khan, had been infected. At least two Americans in Liberia have also been diagnosed with the Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever. According to USA Today, they are Nancy Writebol and doctor Kent Brantly. They are currently being given medical care.

The current Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever outbreak is especially alarming as there is a higher chance of the disease spreading to other parts of the world. According to a report from the Nigerian authorities, a consultant with Liberia's Finance Ministry traveling by air from Sierra Leone died of the disease after arriving at the capital of Lagos.

Meanwhile, the CDC has reportedly issued a level 2 travel alert, an intermediate level of travel advisory, for people traveling to Guinea, Liberia, or Sierra Leone.

The big question is, is there a way to stop the spread of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever?

According to Forbes, there are no current options for treatment in existence. So far, infected patients are put in strict isolation while others go to supportive intensive care.

Still, there might be hope with U.S. company BioCryst Pharmaceuticals in finding a cure for Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever. They are currently in development of a drug called BCX4430, which aims to treat a wide variety of viruses including Ebola. Their studies are partially supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health.

BCX4430 has reportedly already proven effective in a small study of non-human primates in preventing death from a closely-related virus called Marburg, which causes fatal symptoms similar to Ebola Virus. However, BCX4430 has not yet been evaluated in humans.

Rob Bennett, BioCryst's vice president of investor relations and operations said of the study, 'As the "Nature" paper showed, it has very strong efficacy in non-human primates. We've had inquiries, of course, about the drug and whether there's a way to make it accessible.'

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever currently has no treatment. A drug that could help all those currently infected and in fear of their life can't come soon enough, at least to prevent workers from infection. All health care workers and volunteers could do for the meantime is alleviate symptoms, and hope and pray.