Lujo Virus: Deadly Virus

The Lujo Virus caused a major scare in Africa this week due to it’s unnerving similarities to the Ebola Virus that threatened to destroy the continent in the late 70’s.

The Lujo Virus infected five people last fall, four of them died and showed bled from multiple orifices of their body, as was the case with the Ebola Virus. The one man who survived may have been helped by immune-system boosting drugs given to him by doctors.

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It is unclear where the virus originated, but it is suspected that the strain is related to a strain found in rodents. Dr. Ian Lipkin of the Columbia University is an epidemiologist and was involved in the discovery. Check back for more on this story as it unfolds.