Shocked by images of Ebola victims being cleaned up on the street
The image of Ebola victims lying alone in the middle of the street waiting for medical staff to come and collect them seems to have become familiar in countries at the center of the Ebola epidemic.
The sight of health workers in protective gear collecting the bodies of Ebola victims every day is no longer strange to people in West African countries. These scenes have raised concerns about the alarming spread of the deadly disease for which there is currently no cure.
The body of a shirtless man who died from Ebola is carried to a burial site by medical staff.
However, recently, medical experts said they believe that taking blood from patients who are lucky enough to survive Ebola could help in the fight against the dangerous epidemic. Dr. Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said: "This is a very simple way that we can do it."
Many people just stood and watched from afar for fear of catching the disease.
About 200 medical experts are meeting in Geneva for a two-day conference to discuss and find a cure for Ebola. About 12 drugs and antibiotics have been proposed, but none have been tested on humans.
Previously, the US conducted a trial of a vaccine called ZMapp to treat Ebola patients. Of the 7 patients injected with ZMapp, 2 died. However, currently, the amount of ZMapp is very low, so the manufacturers said it will take several months before they can produce a small amount.
Medical experts say that, on the contrary, if we apply the method of using the blood of Ebola patients who are lucky enough to survive, the amount of blood we can collect is quite large, and this could be an effective way to conduct research in the future.
The number of deaths from Ebola virus infection is increasing.
However, to date, there is still no radical treatment for Ebola.
Medical staff removed the victim's body from his home.
Ivorian people protest as the Ebola outbreak worsens.
Although there have been no cases of Ebola in Ivory Coast, people there are extremely worried.
According to afamily.vn
