Ebola outbreak in Africa is 'out of control', medics say. The current Ebola outbreak in Africa is now probably the deadliest ever recorded in history as there are now a tallied 60 outbreak hotspots since it the disease began spreading in Sierra Leone.

According Vox Media, the Ebola outbreak in Africa is getting out of hand as it is apparent that it's now unparalleled both in number of cases and geographic scope.

The Ebola outbreak in Africa has now spread to three countries in the continent - Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. According to the numbers on June 26 from the World Health Organization, the Ebola outbreak in Africa has reportedly already infected about 600 people and killed an estimated 367 since winter.

The Daily Mail reports that the quick spread of the Ebola outbreak in Africa is overwhelming aid agencies and health workers.

On June 23, medical charity "Médecins Sans Frontières" or "Doctors Without Borders" in English, the only humanitarian group aiding people involved in the Ebola outbreak in Africa, has sent out a call for help. The group said Monday that it was "overwhelmed," as to the gravity of the situation. They also said that the Ebola outbreak in Africa is already 'out of control' and that they could no longer send workers to new outbreak sites as they don't have any more resources.

MSF said in a statement, 'The scale of the current Ebola epidemic is unprecedented in terms of geographical distribution, people infected and deaths.'

MSF director of operations Bart Janssens said, 'The epidemic is now out of control. With the appearance of new sites in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, there is a real risk of it spreading to other areas.'

Janssens added that the organization has already 'reached' their 'limits. We are no longer able to send teams to the new outbreak sites.'

According to data released last week by the World Health Organization, after the first reported cases of the Ebola outbreak in Africa which began in Guinea at the year's beginning, at least 337 people have already died in the three countries.

The disease begins with symptoms which are alike to flu and ends with terrible haemorrhages. It is reportedly deadly in up to 90 per cent of those infected. Incurable and spread through contact with bodily fluids including sweat, the disease is easily spread as an infected person's sweat is enough to spread the virus.

According to reports, MSF has already called for a 'massive deployment' of medical resources by governments in the region in order to control the Ebola outbreak in Africa.

Ebola reportedly causes the death of those infected within days. Symptoms are severe fever, muscle pain, weakness, vomiting and diarrhoea, and in some cases, the shutting down of organs and unstoppable bleeding.

According to MSF, they have already identified more than 60 separate locations for the Ebola outbreak in Africa. Janssens said, 'Ebola is no longer a public health issue limited to Guinea: it is affecting the whole of West Africa.'

What makes this Ebola outbreak in Africa so deadly is that it has already killed 79 percent of those it has infected. According to Vox Media, as this is the first major Ebola outbreak in Africa, several of the region's health workers did not have any experience whatsoever in protecting themselves while caring for the patients with this disease.

What makes this Ebola outbreak in Africa deadly is that as an NPR story suggests, people in the currently affected countries travel more than those in Central Africa. This moving from one place to another constantly from the infected countries may could have contributed in the spread of the disease and another reason for difficulty in tracking people with affected in the Ebola outbreak in Africa.

According to authorities, the Ebola virus began circulating in animals, most especially bats. The disease is eventually transferred to humans when someone handles or eats undercooked or raw meat from an infected ape, monkey, or bat. Though an outbreak can occur for several months, such as the current Ebola outbreak in Africa, the disease may stop from time to time.

 

Ebola patients are reportedly treated treated for symptoms, which usually includes IV fluids for dehydration. Though some people survive the disease, more and more do not and are added to the death toll.

Ebola outbreak in Africa may have hope yet. In the end, it still comes down to basic health-care practices and public education in a country to prevent and stop the spread of the disease. In the case of the Ebola outbreak in Africa right now, though the worst outbreak recorded, it can still be contained through resources and effort from the government and medical organizations who are willing enough to help their fellow human beings.