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How did the stories about Ebola affect Spanish explorers?
The stories about Ebola did not directly affect Spanish explorers, as Ebola is a recent virus that was not known during the time of Spanish exploration. The virus emerged in the 1970s in Africa, long after the age of Spanish exploration.
How long does it take test a person to see if they have Ebola virus?
If the testing is done on site, it will take about 3 weeks.
How long would it take a city of 200000 people to be infected by Ebola?
It depends. Ebola virus Is a highly infectious disease. It is spread not only by the living, but also by the dead. Funeral ceremonies can be a source of exposure of the virus to a large gathering of people. In countries where cadavers of people who died of Ebola are not handled aseptically, the disease can spread very quickly. One method of limiting the spread of the disease is to cremate those who died of the disease. Ebola virus can wipe out a city of 200,000 in two months.
Was a long term prediction more about ebola difficult to make?
Yes, a long term prediction about Ebola was surely difficult to make. This is because of the latency period surrounding the virus. With symptoms showing after 3 weeks of initial contact, it was hard to say how fast Ebola would spread in West Africa and in the U.S.
CAN THE EBOLA LIVE OUSIDE THE PATIENT AND HOW LONG?
Yes it can. Ebola lives in the patient until it kills its host. It takes about 1-2 weeks until the process is finshed, then your dead.
How does the pathogen causes Ebola?
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a deadly disease and is caused by an infection with four of five viruses of the genus Ebolavirus. The virus causes hemorrhagic fever that could lead to death in a few days. EBOV is transmitted from wild animals to humans and from person to person through body fluids, blood, feces and vomit. The fatality rate after infection is as high as 90%. When the virus enters the human body, the immune system becomes activated and produces antibodies in response to neutralize it. However, if the immune system is unable to resist, the virus will spread, leading to impaired innate and adaptive immune responses and uncontrollable viral replication. The main causes of death are stroke, myocardial infarction, hypovolemic shock, or multiple organ failure. There's no cure for Ebola, though researchers are working on it. The first vaccine against Ebola virus disease, Ervebo, was approved by the U.S. FDA in December 2019 and was supported by a study conducted during the largest outbreak in Africa. Beyond promising vaccine candidates, the U.S. FDA has currently approved two drug therapies for the treatment of Ebola virus. These two drugs block the virus from binding to cell receptors, thereby preventing its entry into the cell. Ebola virus is likely to be latent in the human body for a long time, which will bring new challenges to the prevention and treatment of Ebola. The findings of the latest outbreak serve as a platform for further research efforts to better understand the mechanism of the virus, which is expected to reveal its mystery and avoid future EVD-related disasters. Creative Biolabs provides related products and services to support EVD research.
What is a thread virus?
A thread virus is a virus that resembles a string or thread because it abnormal long shape, sometimes they may be curled up into a sort of circular form to resemble a normal virus cell. The Latin term for thread virus is filovirus, this is a family of viruses that includes Ebola Zaire, Ebola Sudan, Marburg, and a few others. These viruses are relatively incurable. The worst of the thread viruses is Ebola Zaire which is called the "Slate wiper" because the death rate for humans is 9/10. A New York Times best seller "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston was published 1995 to create awareness towards these threatening viruses.
What is a disease caused by a virus?
There are so many. HIV, AIDS (they are not the same)... Syphilis. Common Cold, Swine Flu, any flu actually. Cervical cancer can be caused by a virus. The list would be very long of dieases and sicknesses caused by them. We have never been able to cure any condition caused by a virus by the way!
What Ebola virus affects the humans?
Ebola seems to be infective exclusively to mammals and especially primates. It produces a high degree of morbidity and mortality in humans, green monkeys macaques, and others. Fruit bats have also been found to harbor indications of Ebola exposure in their livers, but it is thought that bats are not the vector, but actually suffer from the disease itself. The current guess (and it is no more than a guess at this time) is that the reservoir for Ebola may possibly be a long-lived arthropod, but this guess is based on circumstancial evidence and not clinical examination.
What are some examples of viruses in long list?
Retroviruses such as HIV, HTLV, SIV, MLV. Plant virus Cauliflower mosaic Virus, TMV. Phages such as T4, T7, lambda, M13. Other viral pathogens Ebola, HBV, HCV, Foamy virus, Mumps, measles,pox, rabies and so on. Viruses are classified on the basis of their genetic material (DNA,RNA)
How long does Dengue mosquito lives?
10 days
How long can Ebola survive outside its host?
One lab study found that Ebola could live for up to 6 days under ideal conditions. But it wouldn’t likely last that long in most places. Household bleach can kill it. U.S. hospitals are so good about cleaning and disinfecting that experts believe the virus could last about 24 hours, at most.
