Ebola virus
Type: Term
Pronunciation: "b′ō-lă
Definitions:
1. a virus of the family Filoviridae, morphologically similar to but antigenically distinct from Marburg virus; the cause of Ebola fever (viral hemorrhagic fever).
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Definition
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe and often deadly illness that can occur in humans and in primates (monkeys, gorillas).
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Alternate Names : Ebola virus infection, Viral hemorrhagic fever
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What is Ebola Virus?
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe illness likely transmitted to humans from infected animals and animal materials. It causes shock and severe bleeding abnormalities.
Ebola Virus
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(b´l), a member of a family (Filovirus) of viruses that cause hemorrhagic fevers.
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe viral disease. It is often fatal. It can occur in humans and animals.
Causes
It is caused by the Ebola virus. Humans can get the virus through contact with infected animals (including bats), humans, or needles.
Ebola virus infection; Viral hemorrhagic fever
Prevention:
Avoid areas in which there are epidemics. Wear a gown, gloves, and mask around sick patients. These precautions will greatly decrease the risk of transmission.
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A notoriously deadly virus that causes fearsome symptoms, the most prominent being high fever and massive internal bleeding.
Ebola is a deadly virus originating in parts of Africa. It is classified as a hemorrhagic fever, putting it in the same category as Marburg fever, Lassa fever, and Dengue fever. There are four varieties of Ebola, named after their country of origin.
Ebola - the reservoir (likely source of infection) remains unknown, although monkeys are suspected. Transmission can occur by person-to-person exchange of body fluids and accidental inoculation. Incubation is two days to three weeks.
Ebola virus
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A notoriously deadly virus that causes fearsome symptoms, the most prominent being high fever and massive internal bleeding. Ebola virus kills as many as 90% of the people it infects.
Ebola virus and Marburg virus
Introduction
Ebola virus and Marburg virus are related viruses that cause severe, often fatal, disease.
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While some of these viruses cause relatively mild illnesses, others cause severe, life- threatening ones, such as Ebola.
Potential biological agents include anthrax, botulinum toxin, brucellosis, encephalitis, viruses, hemorrhagic fever viruses (Ebola and Marburg), plague, tularemia, and smallpox.
Some of the newer emerging infectious agents and disease cited by IOM are: Ebola and Marburg viruses, which cause hemorrhagic fevers; human monkey pox; West Nile virus; avian influenza (bird flu); severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS); ...
The best known of the viral hemorrhagic fevers is Ebola virus. First recognized in Zaire in 1976, the virus has been linked to 3 outbreaks in Africa. Up to 92% of people who contract Ebola will die.
Rare tropical haemorrhagic fevers include ebola, a highly infectious virus that rapidly breaks down the walls of arteries so the victim haemorrhages to death. It's fatal in 90 per cent of cases.
Examples of VHFs include Ebola virus, hantavirus, yellow fever, Lassa fever, and Marburg virus. While some types of hemorrhagic fever viruses can cause relatively mild, flulike illness, many of the viruses cause severe, life-threatening disease.
(filoviruses [for example, Ebola, Marburg] and arenaviruses [for example, Lassa, Machupo])
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Filoviridae (aka Filoviruses): A family of viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever. Filoviruses have single-stranded RNA as their genetic material. Ebola virus and the Marburg virus are both examples of filoviruses.
Viral hemorrhagic fevers - a group of viral illnesses with effects that range from mild to life-threatening. The illness is caused by a virus from one of four distinct viral groups. Examples of these illnesses include Ebola hemorrhagic fever and ...
Occasionally, an infected person travels from an area where the virus occurs naturally, and if it is the type of virus that can be transmitted by person-to-person contact, others then contract the disease (as was the case with the Ebola hemorrhagic ...
fevers - a term that refers to a group of illnesses caused by several distinct families of viruses. While some of these cause illnesses that are relatively mild, many cause severe, life-threatening diseases with no known cure, such as the Ebola virus.
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