Question

Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently?
(a) Syria and Jordan
(b) Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
(c) Philippines and Papua New Guinea
(d) Jamaica, Haiti and Surinam

Answer 1

Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia

Answer 2

Ebola virus which got its name from the Ebola river is one of the deadliest viral diseases.

It was discovered in 1976 when two consecutive outbreaks of fatal hemorrhagic fever took place in different parts of Central Africa.

The first of its kind  occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo  in a village near the Ebola River.The second outbreak occurred in  South Sudan.

The countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone were frequently under the threat of Ebola virus. The first cases were recorded in Guinea in December 2013 which later spread  to neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone.