Virus Changes Way of Life in Angolan Town; Locals Don't Know Why the Deadly Disease Appeared and They Often Resent Measures Taken to Contain It

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UIGE, Angola (AP) - Fearful of a deadly virus that has killed at least 210 people, inhabitants of this northern Angolan town have given up their tradition of greeting friends and acquaintances with a hug.

Instead, they tap right legs - avoiding all skin contact - a new custom devised to help check the spread of the Marburg virus, which is passed by contact with bodily fluids and has no known cure.

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Virus Changes Way of Life in Angolan Town; Locals Don't Know Why the Deadly Disease Appeared and They Often Resent Measures Taken to Contain It

An elderly woman visiting Uige's main market Thursday, where there was plenty of produce but few shoppers, said she had little hope of surviving the ou...

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