[edit on Wikidata] A rash is a change of the human skin which affects its color, appearance, or texture. A rash may be localized in one part of the body, or affect all the skin. Rashes may cause the skin to change color, itch, become warm, bumpy, chapped, dry, cracked or blistered, swell, and may be painful. The causes, and therefore treatments for rashes, vary widely. Diagnosis must take into account such things as the appearance of the rash, other symptoms, what the patient may have been exposed to, occupation, and occurrence in family members. Rash can last 5 to 20 days, the diagnosis may confirm any number of conditions.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa was first reported in March 2014, and has rapidly become the deadliest occurrence of the disease since its discovery in 1976. In fact, the current epidemic has killed five times more than all other known Ebola outbreaks combined.
As Ebola spreads throughout West Africa, in what the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling the deadliest Ebola outbreak in recorded history, a company based in Ames, Iowa, has an experimental vaccine ready for clinical trials.arly in August, NewLink announced a contract with the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency that would bring an Ebola vaccine from the Public Health Agency of Canada a step closer to being tested on humans.