最近伊波拉病毒（Ebola Virus）的爆發成了全球人的噩夢，小編還依稀記得小時候有一部電影，美國的《極度恐慌》（Outbreak），它深刻描繪甚至預示過這種病毒的可怕，沒想到竟成了現實...
電影的結局是光明的，男主角研究出了血清，終於拯救了村子...
那麼，現實生活中的伊波拉是怎麼樣的呢？它真是一種無藥可救的絕症嗎？或者它也和電影中一樣，最終可以被治癒？在討論這件事之前，我們還是先好好了解一下關於伊波拉，那些不可不知的事兒吧！（點擊閱讀原文，聽取非洲應對伊波拉的最新動作）
你怎麼能不知道的伊波拉（Ebola）
The name of the disease originates from one of those first recorded outbreaks in 1976 in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Zaire), which lies on the Ebola River.The current Ebola outbreak is centered on four countries in West Africa: Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone，Nigeria.Although there is the potential for further spread to neighboring African countries, Ebola does not pose a significant risk to the Chinese public.
The disease has high mortality rate: often killing between 50% and 90% of those infected with the virus.From 1976 (when it was first identified) through 2013, fewer than 1,000 people per year have been infected.
In this August alone, more than 1600 cases have been identified.
Ebola is not a respiratory disease like the flu, so it is not transmitted through the air.
Ebola is not a food-borne illness. It is not a water-borne illness.
Symptoms include:fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, lack of appetite, and abnormal bleeding.
Symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to ebola virus though 8-10 days is most common.
No specific treatment exists. Standard treatment for Ebola HF is still limited to supportive therapy.This consists of:
-Balancing the patient's fluids and electrolytes
-Maintaining their oxygen status and blood pressure
-Treating them for any complicating infections
Behavioral Changes: wearing protective clothing and hand washing
Quarantine: enforced isolate those infected with Ebola and those who may be exposed to.
Cremation: prevent exposure to virus carried in the blood and other body fluids.It is also suggested to cremate their personal belongs for infection control.
在對伊波拉有了一定了解後，請先別絕望，針對它的絕路似乎有了轉機！
最近有兩名美國醫生在非洲感染了伊波拉病毒。其中一位肯特·布蘭特利（上圖）以為自己扛不過去了，甚至給妻子打電話最後道別，但在被接回美國並嘗試一種新藥後，不到一小時病症就開始好轉，甚至可以下床走路。另一位留在非洲的美國醫生也在注射該藥後，病情得到緩解。這種藥物，就是未經FDA（Food & Drug Administration）批准的試驗藥物ZMapp。
誰製造了ZMapp？
ZMapp由總部設在美國聖地牙哥的生物技術公司Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc.研發。該公司成立於2003年，曾與美國國立衛生研究院及國防威脅降低局合作，多年負責研發伊波拉病毒治療方法。
ZMapp如此神奇，醫生知道嗎？
不知道。其實ZMapp並沒有在人身上試驗過。
No. The drug had shown promise in primates, but even in those experiments, just eight monkeys received the treatment. In any case, the human immune system can react differently than primates', which is why drugs are required to undergo human clinical trials before being approved by government agencies for widespread use.
這種藥物真的可以幫助世界阻止伊波拉嗎？
世界衛生組織發言人Gregory Hartl提醒說：
目前尚不清楚，由於種種原因醫生尚不能在疫情暴發時開始使用未經測試的藥物。如何能夠防患於未然？
和防範其他流行性疾病一樣，研發抵抗這種病毒的疫苗才是更有效的辦法，但目前缺少資金支持。
A vaccine would be a much more effective tool in stopping this, and future, epidemics. Vaccines are given to healthy people to prevent them from ever becoming infected. One challenge with Ebola, experts say, is that companies don't believe they could make much money from developing a vaccine, so few companies show interest.雖然困難重重，但人類已經戰勝了很多曾經可怕的流行性疾病。伊波拉也會有轉機，我們要心存希望！中國目前還沒有感染危險，但是大家在選擇旅遊目的地時還要多加小心哦！！！
最後，讓我們為仍然堅持在非洲災區幫助抗擊伊波拉疫情的中國醫療隊點個讚吧！
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