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Liberia's government has announced on Thursday (KST) that it is closing down all schools across the country and put some communities under quarantine to stop the spread of Ebola.
The number of people killed by the virus in West Africa has now reached 672, making it the worst Ebloa outbreak ever since its discovery in 1976, according to new United Nations figures. About 100 doctors who were doing relief work in the region contracted the virus and about half of them lost their lives.
When infected with Ebola, the person will experience symptoms such as fevers, headaches and throat and muscle pains as quickly as within two days, although in some cases symptoms don't appear until after three weeks.
Ebola kills up to 90 percent of those infected, but patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment. It spreads through contact with an infected person's bodily fluids.
