The most recentEbola epidemichas claimed more than 11,000 life , more than all the previous outbreaks combined ; however,17,000 peoplefrom West Africa have survived the infection . unluckily , fresh grounds , due to be present at the Academy of Neurology ’s annual meeting in April , point that many survivors will suffer from long - lasting health problems . This let in neurological and muscular afflictions , according toBBC News .
The initial analysis focused on 82Liberiansurvivors during the heyday of their transmission . As well as the bear symptom , such as vomiting , diarrhea , severe weight loss , and pregnant bleeding , they also exhibited distinct neurologic problem . Meningitis , hallucinations , and strike into a coma were all observed .
Six months on from the original infection , long after the principal identifying symptoms had disappeared , additional problems had clear developed . Two - thirds of the survivor reported body weakness , and 50 percentage of them said that they had regular headaches , depressiveness , and frequent memory loss . Two of the survivor exhibited exceedingly heightened self-destructive tendencies .
Dr. Lauren Bowen , from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke , toldBBC Newsthat “ this is a untested population of patients , and we would n’t ask to have seen these variety of problem . When people had memory personnel casualty , it tended to sham their daily aliveness , with some feeling they could n’t return to school or normal job , some had terrible quiescency problems . "
“ Ebola has n’t gone away for these people , ” she added .
At present tense , it ’s not light if these fresh symptom will vanish as the bodies of the survivors stay to mend . Some of the psychological problems may actually be related to the social expulsion that results from someone becoming infected with Ebola ; other issues , such aseye problemsand equipment casualty to the brain , may never bring around .
Previous evidence has already unveil that , long after Ebola infection symptoms are gone , the computer virus remains asexually transmitted disease . Ebola appear to persist in the semen of male survivors far longer than previously thought – at least up to nine months . This raw enquiry once again show that Ebola is far more complex than just the initial infection , and that serious health problems persist long after an epidemic seems to be on the way out .
