Graphs show Ebola outbreak on track to be worst in history

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is on track to become the worst in history, according to ABC News. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says many deaths are occurring outside known transmission chains, a sign responders haven't yet gotten the outbreak under control. Ebola is a severe viral hemorrhagic fever spread through contact with infected bodily fluids.

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