--- title: Ebola Outbreak Fears Block West Africans From Some Youth Olympics description: Three athletes will not be able to participate in pool sports or combat sports during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games canonical: https://time.com/3116446/youth-olympics-ebola/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-15T12:26:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:00:52.143Z article:section: Health og:title: Ebola Outbreak Fears Block West Africans From Some Youth Olympics og:description: Three athletes will not be able to participate in pool sports or combat sports during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games og:url: https://time.com/3116446/youth-olympics-ebola/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb5b117d86eb222c0/69869faccd68480ada09611b/nanking-youth-olympics.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: (SP)YOG-CHINA-NANJING-SCENERY og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ebola Outbreak Fears Block West Africans From Some Youth Olympics twitter:description: Three athletes will not be able to participate in pool sports or combat sports during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb5b117d86eb222c0/69869faccd68480ada09611b/nanking-youth-olympics.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # West Africans Banned from Some Youth Olympics Events Over Ebola Fears > Sponsored content. 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Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk. #### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter? Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=79227ff2-0331-4bd6-88b8-0a501e039773&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: 5 Ebola Questions You're Wondering About [Watch (HLS stream): 5 Ebola Questions You're Wondering About](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/9QwqrSi9.m3u8) (2:02)  _Published 2014-08-07. TIME Health Reporter Alexandra Sifferlin explains why there's no cure for Ebola, how infected patients are treated, and more common questions about the disease._ by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Aug 15, 2014 12:26 PM UTC  Taicheng Garden in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 14, 2014. Taicheng Garden in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 14, 2014. Xinhua/Sipa USA by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Aug 15, 2014 12:26 PM UTC Young athletes from West Africa will be prohibited from participating in certain events at the Youth Olympics, organizers [said](http://www.olympic.org/news/joint-communique-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-nanjing-youth-olympic-games-organizing-committee/235610) Friday, in an effort to protect all participants from the Ebola outbreak in the region. The [games ](http://www.olympic.org/news/what-is-yog/195805)are set to kick off this Saturday and run until Aug. 28 in Nanjing, China. Athletes from West Africa, where Ebola has [spread rapidly](http://time.com/3089810/ebola-map/) over the past several weeks, will have their temperature and wellbeing checked throughout the 12-day games. The prohibition will also directly impact three West African athletes who will not be allowed to compete in combat sports and events in the pool to prevent potential infection. “We regret that due to this issue some young athletes may have suffered twice, both from the anguish caused by the outbreak in their home countries and by not being able to compete in the Youth Olympic Games,” the International Olympic Committee and the Nanjing Youth Olympic Organizing Committee said in a [joint statement](http://www.olympic.org/news/joint-communique-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-nanjing-youth-olympic-games-organizing-committee/235610). The committees also said countries are free to decide on their own whether or not to attend. The Olympic committees said the World Health Organization had been working with the Chinese government in preparation for the games in light of the largest Ebola outbreak in history, but that these policies will serve as an extra precaution. The Youth Olympic games started in 2010 and are held every four years. ## Transcript [00:00] The Ebola virus is ravaging West Africa, taking at [00:04] least 800 lives and leaving behind a lot of confusion. [00:07] Here are five common questions about the disease. [00:10] Number one, if there's no vaccine and cure for Ebola ,. [00:15] What are doctors doing to treat infected patients? [00:18] Currently, doctors can only provide supportive care [00:22] like monitoring their heart rate, and blood pressure, [00:24] and making sure their fluids are replenished. This will [00:27] hopefully help sustain infected patients through the [00:31] disease. If there's no cure for Ebola, how are some [00:34] people surviving? When someone is infected with the [00:37] virus, the body produces antibodies to fight it. People [00:41] who have survived Ebola have produced enough [00:44] antibodies to neutralize the virus and eventually, their [00:46] immune system will clear it. Number three, why is [00:50] there no vaccine or drug for Ebola? There are currently [00:53] experimental drugs and vaccines under development. [00:56] But since Ebola is a relatively rare disease compared [01:00] to others, there hasn't been a financial incentive for [01:03] pharmaceutical companies to put a lot of funding into [01:06] these drugs. Number four. How can Americans [01:10] with Ebola be evacuated back to the U. S .? There are [01:14] certain plains that medical groups use to evacuate and [01:17] transport people with very infectious diseases. The [01:20] plains can be equipped with medical equipment, as [01:23] well as units to isolate patients from doctors. Doctors [01:27] accompanying patients will wear full body suits to keep [01:30] themselves protected. Number 5, what are my [01:33] chances of getting Ebola in the U. S .? [ MUSIC ] The [01:36] only way to contract the disease is through direct [01:38] contact with bodily fluids, which can include blood, [01:42] vomit, semen, and yes, even sweat. With proper [01:46] protection and equipment, being infected with the [01:48] disease is highly unlikely. For more answers to your [01:51] questions about Ebola and to follow Time's coverage of [01:54] the disease, visit time. com / ebola. 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