from BBC Learning English.
This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.
In this programme, Ebola outbreak spreads.
Hello, I'm Becca.
And I'm Georgie.
In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
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So, let's hear more about this story.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was announced
by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday.
An outbreak is a sudden appearance of something, especially of something dangerous or unpleasant.
Ebola is a serious disease caused by a virus caught from wild animals and is usually found in certain parts of Africa.
It spreads from person to person when they come into contact with infected body fluids such as blood, urine and vomit.
Officials in Uganda reported that the deadly virus has spread in the DR Congo.
So far it's thought that there have been 514 cases and 136 deaths.
This is the 17th Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo since it was discovered in 1976. Let's have our first headline.
This headline is from Aura's Technica, a technology science and politics website.
Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda, 65 deaths.
And that headline again from Ars Technica, a technology, science and politics website.