• Question: what is the worst virus to catch

    Asked by anon-185891 to Raquel on 10 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Raquel Medialdea Carrera

      Raquel Medialdea Carrera answered on 10 Nov 2018:

      Hi!
      There are many really bad viruses to catch. I would say that one of the worst virus to catch is Ebola Virus. Ebola virus is transmitted to people from wild animals such as bats. Then, it spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. It is really bad to catch because between 50% and 90% of people that get Ebola will die.

      Fortunately, it is not possible to catch Ebola Virus in England. Currently, there is only one country in the world with cases of Ebola Virus and it is on the African continent, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

      Other really bad virus to catch are Coronavirus that can cause a terrible disease called SARS.

      If you want to learn more about SARS, I totally recommend you this video:

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