Near the northern most point of the Congo's flow, a tributary merges
in from the north just west of Lisala, the Mongala, a river that
flows essentially longitudinally from north to south. Near the head
waters of the Mongala, the Ebola, "a tributary of the tributary,"
itself a 155 mile river, flows into the Mongala from the northeast
adding to its volume and energy. At the point where the Mongala enters
the Congo mainstream, the great river is flowing almost due west from
the continent's interior.
The Ebola River gave its name to viral disease which has now
reach epidemic proportions in West Africa having, by official statistics
already taken the lives of 5,000 people. As statistical analysis in
Sub-Sahara Africa is far from precise, it is possible that the actual
number of victims is quite higher and that frankly, there is no accurate
estimate of how widely the disease has managed to extend its
range. According to Pierre Piot, the Flemish (Dutch speaking Belgian)
researcher who, in 1976 first identified the disease as a unique
new pathogen, it is quite different from Marburg's Virus with which it
was first confused.
This worries me because ebola was already spreading through contact of people just imagine if it got into our water stream. It would affect all of us. I dont personally drink water but when i do i like and sorta enjoy the privilege. It would be horrible if we didn't have that anymore.
www.ihavenet.com/Africa/Ebola-A-Symptom-of-Economic-Inequality.html
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