The World Health Organization(WHO) has warned citizens in the West African countries against gathering at venues of burial ceremonies so as to curtail the spread of Ebola Virus Disease. In a series of tweets, WHO stated that, “An #Ebola-infected person is very contagious (has high level of virus in his/her body) at a later stage of the infection (when really sick).The highest #Ebola virus level is found in a dead body, hence currently the highest risk of Ebola transmission is during burial ceremony.Some religious beliefs require dead body to be washed. As #Ebola virus level is highest in dead body, this is highest source of transmission.”
