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// Doctor Loses Life to Ebola in Outbreak  // // By: Associated Press  // ~Ebola outbreak in Uganda ’s Bundibugyo District -29 dead -113 suspected to be infected ~fear of outbreak becoming major epidemic ~Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebola HF) is often lethal in humans, and other primates ~Ebola HF has appeared sporadically since 1976 ~Outbreaks are believed to occur by exposure of humans to infected animals ~Symptoms: -fever -vomiting -diarrhea -bleeding from all body openings -incubation period 5-10 days -symptoms last 2-3 weeks -if patient dies it is usually within a week of symptoms starting -people are forbidden to leave the infected area until a symptom-free 3-week period has passed since their last contact with a known case ~Patients typically die from shock or respiratory failure ~Spread through contact with blood or other bodily fluids ~Dr. Jonah Kule grew up in Bundibugyo, went to medical school, and came back to care for his tribesmen ~He was the first to investigate this outbreak in October of 2010 -it began in Kikyo, about 14 kilometers from Bundibugyo -it is confirmed the first family affected ate an infected monkey -rumors of a mysterious illness with fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and rapid death is why he went to investigate -first it was suspected to be cholera, then typhoid fever -Kule held community meetings to emphasize hygiene and dispel rumors of witchcraft/poison ~Nov. 29 blood sample results returned from the CDC…ebola, a new strain ~The following Thursday Kule complained of a headache ~Friday morning Kule admitted himself into the hospital ~Friday-Sunday Kule was still walking and talking ~Tuesday night, Kule died