Outbreak in western africa. Three weeks ago on this program when we last covered the spreading Ebola Outbreak we already knew it was the worst ever since we learned about the virus in 1976. Now, the cases are spreading and the death tolls are mounting. Heres where we standed. As of friday, the centers for Disease Control report 1,093 medical cases 786 confirmed as o ebola infections. We learned this morning that a senior liberian doctor has also died. The first in that country. The eebola virus, according to the cdc spreads mainly through direct contact with blood and other bodily fluid and indirect contact with objects such as needles. It includes headaches, fever, joint and muscle aches, weakness, vomiting and profuse bleeding. There is no cure. There is no vaccine. Ebola kills up to 90 of its victims and quickly. And in western africa, the current outbreak is spreading. We learned this week that the virus reached nigeria, the african conttinents most populous nation. The World Healt
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