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Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by ebolaviruses. [1] Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three weeks after infection. [3] The first symptoms are usually fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and headaches. [1]
Active cases. 0. Four laboratory-confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (commonly known as "Ebola") occurred in the United States in 2014. [ 3] Eleven cases were reported, including these four cases and seven cases medically evacuated from other countries. [ 4] The first was reported in September 2014. [ 5]
List of Ebola outbreaks. 1976 Zaire Ebola virus outbreak. 2014 DR Congo outbreak. Kivu Ebola epidemic. List of epidemics and pandemics. v. t. e. This list of Ebola outbreaks records the known occurrences of Ebola virus disease, a highly infectious and acutely lethal viral disease that has afflicted humans and animals primarily in equatorial ...
By MEGAN BARRETO Fears are soaring after NYC got news of a doctor testing positive for Ebola on Thursday.And on top of the diagnosis, it was revealed that 33-year-old Dr. Craig Spencer went ...
The Ebola death rate depends on the strain, Dr. Adalja says. But the average fatality rate for Ebola is around 50%, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Meaning, half of ...
Ebolavirus is a filamentous, enveloped virus within the order Mononegavirales which also contains rabies and measles viruses. [ 15] This order is characterized by non-segmented, single-stranded negative-sense RNA (-ssRNA) genomes that are surrounded by a helical nucleocapsid. [ 16] Filoviruses encode seven different proteins that include: NP ...
In March 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a major Ebola outbreak in Guinea, a western African nation, [1] the disease then rapidly spread to the neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone with smaller outbreaks occurring in Senegal, Nigeria, and Mali; the resulting West African Ebola virus epidemic is the largest Ebola outbreak (cases and deaths) ever documented.
Ebolavirus. Species: Zaire ebolavirus. Zaire ebolavirus, more commonly known as Ebola virus ( / iˈboʊlə, ɪ -/; EBOV ), is one of six known species within the genus Ebolavirus. [ 1] Four of the six known ebolaviruses, including EBOV, cause a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans and other mammals, known as Ebola virus disease (EVD).