Ebola Vaccine Could Be Available By End Of This Year

The World Health Organization (WHO) says an Ebola vaccine could be ready in large quantities by the end of the year to help contain the outbreak of the deadly virus in West Africa. The UN health agency said on Wednesday that quantities of vaccines could be large enough to have some impact in controlling Ebola in the region. The announcement follows a study by the UN health organization, saying that 70 percent of those infected in West Africa have died. Reports say Ebola has sickened more than 5,800 people in five West African countries. Ebola is a form of hemorrhagic fever whose symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting and bleeding. The virus spreads through direct contact with infected blood, feces or sweat. It can be also spread through sexual contact or the unprotected handling of contaminated corpses.