0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why can monkeys get Ebola?
There are about five strains of Ebola. Four infect monkeys and the fifth is found in fruit bats and now has infected humans. The monkeys can get Ebola like they can get many viral diseases and that is because there are proteins on the surface of the cells of the monkeys that the virus can attach to.
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.
Is Ebola Virus a fungus?
No. Ebola is a virus. No virus is a fungus and no fungus is a virus.
Is Ebola a virus or disease?
Ebola is a virus disease.
What is the width of the Ebola virus?
The width of an ebola virus is about 100 nanometers.
What pathogens is Ebola made from?
Ebola is caused by a pathogenic virus. Four of the five strains can make people, monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees sick. The fifth virus causes disease in those animals but not in people. The strain in the current outbreak is the most lethal one.
What kingdom does the Ebola virus belong to?
Ebola is a virus, and as such, it is not part of any of the kingdoms of life.
How long do Ebola virus lives in an Ebola survivor?
No
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.
Is the Ebola virus living?
No. No virus is living.
