There is no direct air service between United States and Zaire. Like The Ebola virus is shown in this updated electron micrograph photo, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atalanta, which has sent a tem of researchers to Zaire to investigate. Ebola disease is usually fatal. It is characterized by the sudden onset of fever, malaise, muscle pain and headache followed by vomiting and diarrhea. People infected with the virus may suffer massive internal hemorrhaging, wihich can cause sever organ failure.
Transmission usually occurs by direct contract with infected blood or other bodily seretions.
Where the Virus May Reside When It's Not Killing Humans Scientists are now foraging through a forest in Kikwit, Zaire, known as the Foret Pont Mwembe. There they trap mice, rats and bats so their blood and tissues can be analyzed for Ebola infection. The are hoping to find out where the Ebola virus resides between outbreaks. In doing their work, scientists work inside respirator body suits to protect themselves from the deadly disease. You might want to send letters of thanks to the brave scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control who went to Zaire to stern the Ebola outbreak.