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What type of virus is Ebola?
Ebola is caused by infection with a virus of the family Filoviridae, genus Ebolavirus. There are five identified Ebola virus species, four of which are known to cause disease in humans: Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus); Sudan virus (Sudan ebolavirus); Taï Forest virus and Bundibugyo virus (Bundibugyo ebolavirus). The fifth, Reston virus (Reston ebolavirus), has caused disease in nonhuman primates, but not in humans.
Is an Ebola virus a pathogenic disease?
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What doctors do to treat a person that have Ebola disease?
Ebola virus disease is a viral illness.Treatment is mostly supportive with fluid therapy,analgesics etc.
What is the current most deadly disease?
The Ebola virus is the current most deadly disease.
What is the common name for Ebola virus?
The Ebola virus is the actual name of the pathogen that causes Ebola. Yes, it is a virulent pathogen, but that is to the name, just a description.
What is africas worst endemic disease?
hiv and aids
What is the Ebola and virus name?
The Ebola virus is very deadly but not easy to catch. Ebola is a non air-born disease. This means it can not spread throughout the air. The Ebola disease gets in contact with its host, then gets into the blood steam. During this process it would take about 1-2 weeks before it kills its host.
How main strains of the Ebola virus are there?
There are five strains of ebola virus. The Zaire ebola virus in 1976, Sudan ebola virus in 1976, Reston ebola virus in 1989, Cote d'Ivoire virus in 1994, Bundibugyo ebola virus discovered in the year 2007.
Is Ebola a virus or bacteria?
It is a virus. Ebola is a RNA virus.
Is Ebola a virus bacteria?
It is a virus. Ebola is a RNA virus.
What microbes cause Ebola?
Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) is a disease of humans and other primates caused by an ebolavirus. Symptoms start two days to three weeks after contracting the virus, with a fever, sore throat, muscle pain and headaches.
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.
