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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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What you need to know
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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.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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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.
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How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- 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.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
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.
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ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಗಾಂಧಿಯವರು ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಭಾರತೀಯ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಅಧಿವೇಶನದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷತೆ ವಹಿಸಿದ್ದು ಯಾವ ವರ್ಷ?
- 1917
- 1920
- 1929
- 1924
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: D — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: 1924 — ಗಾಂಧಿಯವರು ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದದ್ದು ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಮಾತ್ರ — 1924ರ ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ಅಧಿವೇಶನದಲ್ಲಿ. • 1917 — ತಪ್ಪು: 1917ರ ಕಲ್ಕತ್ತಾ ಅಧಿವೇಶನದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಅನಿ ಬೆಸೆಂಟ್; ಅದು ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿಲ್ಲ. • 1920 — ತಪ್ಪು: 1920ರ ಅಧಿವೇಶನಗಳು ಕಲ್ಕತ್ತಾ (ವಿಶೇಷ) ಮತ್ತು ನಾಗ್ಪುರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದವು; ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲ. • 1929 — ತಪ್ಪು: 1929ರ ಲಾಹೋರ್ ಅಧಿವೇಶನ ಜವಾಹರಲಾಲ್ ನೆಹರೂ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಸ್ವರಾಜ್ ಘೋಷಿಸಿತು; ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿಲ್ಲ.
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