WHO Warns of Fast-Spreading Ebola Outbreak in Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) says Ebola is spreading fast in the Democratic Republic of Congo. WHO calls it the second-biggest outbreak ever seen.
Ebola is a very dangerous virus. It can kill many people. It spreads between people who touch each other.
A virologist who found the Ebola virus many years ago has given a warning too. He says Ebola is moving faster now than before.
UNICEF, a group that helps children, says there is an alarm about sick children. UNICEF says 743 children have Ebola. It also says 330 people have died.
Doctors and health workers are trying to stop the sickness from spreading. They want to help sick people and stop new cases.
Vocabulary15 words
- outbreak
- when a disease suddenly starts and spreads
- virus
- a very small thing that makes people sick
- virologist
- a scientist who studies viruses
- alarm
- a warning that something bad is happening
- confirmed
- checked and known to be true
- case
- one person who has a sickness
- death
- when a person dies
- spread
- to move and reach more people
- dangerous
- able to hurt or kill people
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- sick
- not healthy; ill
- health worker
- a person who helps sick people
- children
- young people, not yet adults
- help
- to do something good for someone
- stop
- to make something not continue
Quiz
Answer key
1. It is the second-biggest ever recorded 2. 743 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says Ebola is spreading _____ in the Democratic Republic of Congo. WHO calls it the second-biggest _____ ever seen.
Ebola is a very dangerous _____. It can kill many people. It spreads between people who touch each other.
A _____ who found the Ebola virus many years ago has given a warning too. He says Ebola is moving _____ now than before.
UNICEF, a group that helps children, says there is an _____ about sick children. UNICEF says 743 children have Ebola. It also says 330 people have _____.
Doctors and health workers are trying to stop the sickness from spreading. They want to help sick people and stop new _____.