Photo Essay: One family's struggle for survival.

An Ebola story in Guinea.

By Genna Buck

Finda Marie Kamano, 33, struggles to walk through her hometown of Gueckedougou in Guinea. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

Kamano is suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting, symptoms of dysentry. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

A doctor with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) examines Kamano. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

Kamano is transported to the clinic in the back of a truck. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

Kamano is led to the treatment centre by a nurse in a protective uniform. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

The MSF team finds Kamano suffering from fever, nosebleeds and symptoms of dysentery. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

After kamano is diagnosed with Ebola, an MSF team disinfects her house and belongings with bleach. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

An MSF team member checks to make sure all of the protective clothing remains in place. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

Items from Kamano's house are removed, to either be disinfected or burned. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

The mattress is burned along with everything that cannot be disinfected with bleach. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

Two days after she tested positive for the Ebola virus disease, Kamano dies. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

Kamano's family members have a coffin ready in which to bury her. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

Kamano is buried steps from her home. She most likely contacted Ebola from helping to prepare the body of an Ebola victim for burial. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

Family members gather for Kamano's funeral. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

Fatou, Finda Maria's sister feels defeated. She was the one who called MSF to come and help her sister. As a result she is been accused of the death of her sister by some member of the community. (Sylvain Cherkaoui/ Cosmos for MSF/Redux)

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