The Worst Epidemics Throughout History

Ebola Outbreak

Between 2014 and 2016, 28,600 reported cases of Ebola swept through West Africa, resulting in 11,325 deaths. First, it was discovered in Guinea, then moving onward toward Liberia and Sierra Leone. Most cases were reported in those three countries, but some other locations contracted it as well. These nations include Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, USA, and parts of Europe.

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