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- DictionaryEb·o·la fe·ver/ēˈbōlə/
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- 1. an infectious and frequently fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids by a filovirus (Ebola virus), whose normal host species is unknown: "he developed symptoms similar to those of Ebola and sought medication at the hospital"
History and name. Ebola was first identified in 1976, in two simultaneous outbreaks, one in Nzara (a town in South Sudan) and the other in Yambuku (the Democratic Republic of the Congo), a village near the Ebola River, for which the disease was named. Ebola outbreaks occur intermittently in tropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
Sep 22, 2014 · By looking at the virus' genetic material, researchers have found that the same Ebola virus has been carried from bats in Central Africa to bats in West Africa over the past 10 years, Gatherer...
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Ebola virus disease (EVD or Ebola) is a rare but severe illness in humans. It is often fatal. People get infected with Ebola by touching: 1. infected animals when preparing, cooking or eating them 2. body fluids of an infected person such as saliva, urine, faeces or semen 3. things that have the body fluids of an infected person like clothes or she...
It is thought that fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are natural Ebola virus hosts. Ebola is introduced into the human population through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals such as fruit bats, chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys, forest antelope or porcupines found ill or dead or in the rainfo...
The symptoms of Ebola infection can be sudden and include fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. These are followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, and internal and external bleeding. The time from when someone gets infected to having symptoms is usually from 2 to 21 days. A person with Ebola can only spread the disease once they have...
It can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola virus disease from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever and meningitis. Many symptoms of pregnancy and Ebola disease are also quite similar. Because of risks to the pregnancy and themselves, pregnant women should ideally be tested rapidly if Ebola is suspected. Confirmation tha...
People with symptoms of Ebola should get medical care immediately. Early care improves a person's chances of surviving Ebola. Treatment includes oral or intravenous fluids and medicines provided in the hospital. It is not safe to care for people with Ebola at home, because the person may make other people sick. At home, they will not receive the sa...
People can protect themselves from getting Ebola by: 1. washing hands 2. avoiding touching the body fluids of people who have, or may have, Ebola 3. not touching the bodies of people who have died from Ebola 4. getting the Ebola vaccine if they are at risk for the Zaire type of Ebola. The Ervebo vaccine has been shown to be effective in protecting ...
WHO works with countries to prevent Ebola outbreaks by maintaining surveillance for Ebola virus disease and supporting at-risk countries to develop preparedness plans. This document provides overall guidance for control of Ebola and Marburg virus outbreaks: 1. Ebola and Marburg virus disease epidemics: preparedness, alert, control, and evaluation W...
Jan 12, 2023 · 1. History of the disease. Ebola virus disease ( EVD) is a severe disease caused by Ebola virus, a member of the filovirus family, which occurs in humans and other primates. The disease was...
- 1. History of the diseaseEbola virus disease (EVD) is a severe disease caused by Ebola virus, a member of the filovirus family, which occurs in humans and other primates. T...
- 2. Natural reservoirThe natural reservoir for Ebola virus is believed to be fruit bats from the Pteropodidae family. Non-human primates are known to have been a source...
- 3. TransmissionEbola virus is introduced into the human population through contact with blood, organs, or other bodily fluids of an infected animal. The first hum...
- 4. SymptomsThe incubation period of EVD ranges from 2 to 21 days, with an average of 8 to 10 days.The onset of illness is usually sudden, with symptoms of fev...
- 5. DiagnosisClinical diagnosis of EVD in the early stages of infection is difficult, as early symptoms are non-specific and similar to those of other infection...
- 6. TreatmentEVD patients require intensive supportive therapy, including intravenous fluids or oral rehydration with solutions including electrolytes and maint...
- 7. PreventionTo avoid person-to-person transmission of Ebola virus, great care needs to be taken when nursing patients to avoid contact with infected bodily flu...
- 8. UK guidelinesThe UK has specialist guidance on the management (including infection control) of patients with EVD and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.This guidan...
5 days ago · Ebolaviruses take their name from the Ebola River in the northern Congo basin of central Africa, where they first emerged in 1976. Ebolaviruses are closely related to species in the genus Marburgvirus, which was discovered in 1967, and the two are the only members of the Filoviridae that cause epidemic human disease.
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Origins of the 2014 Ebola epidemic. One year into the Ebola epidemic. January 2015. A "mysterious" disease began silently spreading in a small village in Guinea on 26 December 2013 but was not identified as Ebola until 21 March 2014. CHAPTER 2 - Retrospective studies conducted by WHO staff and Guinean health officials identified the index case ...
Apr 9, 2019 · A brief history of Ebola outbreaks The Ebola virus was first formally identified in the fall of 1976, after an outbreak that struck near Yambuku , a village near the Ebola river in the...
