Formerly recognized as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola is a rare and often fatal viral disease.
Ebola virus initiates infection by binding to its specific receptors (top panel). Meanwhile, public health officials are working hard in West Africa to contain the disease and prevent its spread. Five virus species have been identified, four of which are known to cause disease in humans: Ebola virus (Zaire ebola virus); Sudan virus (Sudan Ebola virus); Taï Forest virus (Taï Forest Ebola virus, formerly Côte d'Ivoire ebola virus); and Bundibugyo virus (Bundibugyo Ebola virus).
The likelihood of catching Ebola virus disease is considered very low unless you've traveled to a known infected area - as in the current case - and had direct contact with a person with Ebola displaying signs and symptoms, or had exposure to an contaminated animal or or contaminated objects. One case occurred in a man traveling from West Africa to Texas. Craig Spencer, a doctor who recently returned coming from West Africa, exactly where he was while on an Ebola task for Doctors Without Boundaries, examined positive for those virus Thursday at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York reporting a fever and gastrointestinal symptoms, an origin common together with the outcomes told NBC New York.
There are other illnesses that are much more common than Ebola (which includes flu, typhoid fever and malaria) which have identical symptoms in the early stages, so proper medical assessment is really important to ensure you get the right diagnosis and treatment. The only treatment doctors can provide is supportive care — they give the patient fluids and oxygen, and keep their blood pressure steady. Ebola, or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF), is a contagious and life-threatening disease that affects humans and some other primates, such as monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees.
The current outbreak in west Africa, (first cases notified during March 2014), may be the biggest and the majority complex Ebola outbreak since the Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976. Ebola hemorrhagic fever occurs mainly in Africa in the Republic from the Congo, Gabon, Sudan, Ivory Coast, as well as Uganda, however it may occur in other African countries. In fatal cases, death comes fairly quickly — within a few days or a couple of weeks of getting sick.
There have been 5 identified species of the Ebola virus genus, with 3 of those experiencing caused old EVD outbreaks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , the first Ebola virus species was discovered in 1976 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo near the Ebola River. Many employees from different specialties make this a top priority.
Ebola is not spread through the air or by water, in accordance to the particular Facilities for Illness Control and Prevention. WA Health has strengthened its infectious disease protocols and has revised and released its Interim WA Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Response Plan. No cases of Ebola virus disease have been confirmed in Australia.
Scientists initially detected the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in 1976 in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is caused by one of five identified virus strains and occurs in humans and non-human primates such as monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees.
Ebola virus initiates infection by binding to its specific receptors (top panel). Meanwhile, public health officials are working hard in West Africa to contain the disease and prevent its spread. Five virus species have been identified, four of which are known to cause disease in humans: Ebola virus (Zaire ebola virus); Sudan virus (Sudan Ebola virus); Taï Forest virus (Taï Forest Ebola virus, formerly Côte d'Ivoire ebola virus); and Bundibugyo virus (Bundibugyo Ebola virus).
The likelihood of catching Ebola virus disease is considered very low unless you've traveled to a known infected area - as in the current case - and had direct contact with a person with Ebola displaying signs and symptoms, or had exposure to an contaminated animal or or contaminated objects. One case occurred in a man traveling from West Africa to Texas. Craig Spencer, a doctor who recently returned coming from West Africa, exactly where he was while on an Ebola task for Doctors Without Boundaries, examined positive for those virus Thursday at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York reporting a fever and gastrointestinal symptoms, an origin common together with the outcomes told NBC New York.
There are other illnesses that are much more common than Ebola (which includes flu, typhoid fever and malaria) which have identical symptoms in the early stages, so proper medical assessment is really important to ensure you get the right diagnosis and treatment. The only treatment doctors can provide is supportive care — they give the patient fluids and oxygen, and keep their blood pressure steady. Ebola, or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF), is a contagious and life-threatening disease that affects humans and some other primates, such as monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees.
The current outbreak in west Africa, (first cases notified during March 2014), may be the biggest and the majority complex Ebola outbreak since the Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976. Ebola hemorrhagic fever occurs mainly in Africa in the Republic from the Congo, Gabon, Sudan, Ivory Coast, as well as Uganda, however it may occur in other African countries. In fatal cases, death comes fairly quickly — within a few days or a couple of weeks of getting sick.
There have been 5 identified species of the Ebola virus genus, with 3 of those experiencing caused old EVD outbreaks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , the first Ebola virus species was discovered in 1976 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo near the Ebola River. Many employees from different specialties make this a top priority.
Ebola is not spread through the air or by water, in accordance to the particular Facilities for Illness Control and Prevention. WA Health has strengthened its infectious disease protocols and has revised and released its Interim WA Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Response Plan. No cases of Ebola virus disease have been confirmed in Australia.
Scientists initially detected the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in 1976 in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is caused by one of five identified virus strains and occurs in humans and non-human primates such as monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees.
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