The doctor told about the first symptoms of Ebola

The first symptoms of Ebola are very similar to the flu. On May 25, Yulia Minakova, an infectious disease specialist, associate professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology at the Siberian State Medical University, told about this.

"Initially, there may be manifestations that are quite similar to the flu, there may be a fever. Then hemorrhagic syndrome joins. Initially, these are some kind of subcutaneous hemorrhages, and then internal bleeding — intestinal, uterine bleeding with the development of DIC syndrome (disseminated intravascular coagulation. — Ed.)," she said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

According to Minakova, the fever is quite severe and has a high probability of death. The doctor concluded that the causative agent of the disease is transmitted through contact with the biological fluids of an infected person.

WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak in Africa an emergency of international importance. What you need to know

On May 15, the World Health Organization declared an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Later, on May 22, the Ministry of Communications and Media Affairs of the DRC reported an estimated 204 deaths in the country.

CNN reported on May 22 that protesters set fire to an Ebola treatment center in the eastern part of the DRC. According to the TV channel, tension arose after the death of a young man from an illness. His relatives tried to forcibly remove his body from the hospital.

The Reuters news agency reported on May 24 that 900 possible cases of infection have been identified in the DRC at the moment as part of measures to combat Ebola.