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Ebola Treatment Centre Burned Down as Congo Death Toll Passes 4,000
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Which virus family causes Ebola? The filovirus and body-fluid transmission facts Prelims health questions test
Community resistance has hit Ebola care in Congo as deaths pass 4,000.
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A UN senior Ebola coordinator said creating Ebola transit and treatment centres has been difficult, as a treatment centre was burned down and the death toll in Congo passed 4,000.
Ebola is a viral haemorrhagic fever caused by a filovirus and spreads through direct contact with the body fluids of infected persons.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
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- Ebola is a viral haemorrhagic fever caused by a filovirus.
- It spreads through direct contact with the body fluids of infected persons.
- The death toll in Congo has passed 4,000.
- A treatment centre was burned down, showing community resistance to Ebola care.
- A UN senior Ebola coordinator said setting up transit and treatment centres has been difficult.
- The virus is named after the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it was first identified in 1976.
Prelims · Mains
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Prelims
- Ebola is a viral haemorrhagic fever caused by a virus of the filovirus family.
- Ebola spreads through direct contact with the body fluids of infected persons.
- Transit and treatment centres are central to isolating patients and breaking the chain of transmission.
Mains
GS-II (International Relations: global health) and GS-III (Science and Technology). Community resistance and attacks on treatment centres weaken outbreak control, so health response needs trust-building, local engagement and security alongside isolation and care. Way forward: community-led communication, safe burials, strong surveillance and coordinated international support such as WHO and UN agencies.
Quick recall
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Mahatma Gandhi presided over the Indian National Congress session held at Belagavi (Belgaum) in which year?
- 1917
- 1920
- 1929
- 1924
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Answer: D — Correct: 1924 — Gandhi's only presidency of the Congress was at the Belagavi session of 1924. • 1917 — wrong: The 1917 Calcutta session was presided over by Annie Besant, not held at Belagavi. • 1920 — wrong: The 1920 sessions were held at Calcutta (special) and Nagpur, not at Belagavi. • 1929 — wrong: The 1929 Lahore session, under Jawaharlal Nehru, declared Purna Swaraj; it was not held at Belagavi.
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