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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]
Ebola virus disease in the U.S. Map of Ebola cases and infrastructure throughout the U.S. Cases contracted in the U.S. 2: Cases first diagnosed in U.S. 4 [note 1] Cases evacuated to U.S. from other countries: 7 [1] Total cases: 11 [note 2] Deaths: 2 [2] Recoveries from Ebola: 9 [note 2] Active cases: 0
This was the most severe Ebola outbreak in recorded history in regards to both the number of human cases and fatalities. It began in Guéckédou , Guinea, in December 2013 and spread abroad. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 33 ] Flare-ups of the disease continued into 2016, [ 39 ] and the outbreak was declared over on 9 June 2016.
The New York Times published an interesting piece on Ebola facts and how many have been treated for the deadly virus outside of Africa, including who has recovered, who are still in treatment and ...
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]
Two outbreaks of the Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola which causes a severe and often fatal disease in humans, have been confirmed in Africa in recent months. It has sparked concern among ...
Zaire ebolavirus, more commonly known as Ebola virus (/ i ˈ b oʊ l ə, 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).
What one nurse learned about humanity amidst the Ebola epidemic