Some 208 people have now died from the Ebola virus in Guinea after a deadly spike in recent days. At least 21 people died and 37 new cases of suspected Ebola were found between 29 May and 1 June, bringing the total number of cases in the West African country to 328.

The center of the outbreak of disease is  Guinea but new cases were recorded in neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia. Only in April About 101 people have died from Ebola in Guinea. Total number of cases is 328 and of these, 193 have been confirmed by laboratory tests.

Ebola virus was first recorded in 1976 in Sudan and Zaire’s surrounding areas. At that time, 602 people were infected, of whom 430 died.

Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a very dangerous infection causing Ebolavirus that contains RNA. Ebola can kill up to 90% of those infected and is passed on through contact with the fluids of infected people. Symptoms include high fever, bleeding and diarrhea and vomiting. There is no cure or vaccine for Ebola - one of the world's deadliest viruses. Diana Hovhannisyan