Which statement about the Ebola virus is correct?
- AA cure for it has been in wide use since 1976
- BIt was first found in Guinea, in the outbreak of 2014
- CIt is spread mainly by the bite of mosquitoes
- DIt causes haemorrhagic fever and comes from fruit bats
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Correct answer: (d) It causes haemorrhagic fever and comes from fruit bats
Explanation
Ebola is zoonotic, probably carried by fruit bats, and causes haemorrhagic fever with internal bleeding.