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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (or Ebola Virus Disease) is named for the Ebola River in the Republic of the Congo, where it first appeared. It is a deadly disease that infects primates, such as monkeys and gorillas, as well as humans. As many as 90% of infected patients die. It is spread by blood and other body fluids and the infection can go from human to human or from animals to humans. At this time, there is no cure.

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What is the host or carrier of Ebola virus?

As far as we know, Ebola attacks mostly primates. There is some indication that it may also attack the Afrtican Fruit Bat (and by inference, other mammals as well). Some variants of Ebola, notably Ebola reston, were lethal to monkeys but apparently infected humans although -- in humans -- it remained asymptomatic. Bear in mind that we suspect Ebola has been misdiagnosed quite often, as its symptomology is very similar to many other disorders indigenous to Ebola locale.

Where would you catch the Ebola virus?

Ebola can be caught through the passing of blood and bodily fluid. Hospital workers are at most risk due to them treating effecting patients. For More Information I have included a link in the links section.

What is the Average amount of people infected by Ebola?

The incubation period for Ebola HF ranges from 2 to 21 days. The onset of illness is abrupt and is characterized by fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, and weakness, followed by diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. A rash, red eyes, hiccups and internal and external bleeding may be seen in some patients.

Is Ebola an infectious disease?

A chronic disease is one that persists over a long time, and may have cumulative effects on the body. Since Ebola (also known as Hemorrhagic Fever) is a relatively short acting, frequently terminal disease, it is more likely to be termed "acute" rather than "chronic".

How did the spread of Ebola slow down?

Ebola has not been stopped and the only kind of treatment available is to support the patient with hydration and nutrition and hope they can get better. many don't. In terms of spread in the population, it can be stopped by effectively isolating all cases and also those who ahve been in contact with th effected.

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.

Is Ebola virus gram positive or negative?

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What is the difference between the Swine Flu and Ebola?

They are not the same exact virus but they are similar. The virus that causes bird flu in humans first mutated from a virus that birds had so that it then could be passed to humans and now it is passed from human to human. The same thing happened with swine flu that started among pigs as a virus they got and then mutated to spread to humans. Viruses replicate rapidly and are able to mutate very quickly in some cases to create new strains that can multiply in other areas and hosts.

For information on how to help prevent the spread of viruses like bird flu and swine flu, see the information in the related question below. (Viruses are also known as microbes.)

How did Ebola happen?

Though there are many guesses, no one really knows how people became infected with Ebola.

How many people have died from Ebola in 2014?

The disease typically occurs in outbreaks in tropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa. From 1976 (when it was first identified) through 2013, the World Health Organization reported a total of 1,716 cases The largest outbreak to date is the ongoing 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak, which is affecting Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. There were very few who got Ebola in 2007.

How can you try to protect ourselves from Ebola?

Currently there is no medicine that can be used to treat it. Our best way of fighting it is to keep the patient hydrated and allow his/her own immune system to fight it. However, it is a VERY aggressive virus that is known to have a death rate in the 80%-90%+ range. The virus utilizes specific receptors within your blood vessels and causes the cells that line your arteries and veins to not hold blood resulting in internal bleeding. Currently work is being done to figure out how to stop Ebola by not allowing it to use the receptors it needs in order to cause its efects, however this is a very complicated task and because Ebola is considered an exotic and rare virus it gets little funding compared to HIV or influenza research.

What does Ebola look like?

Caused by the bacterium Versinia pestis, in short, it can be described as a painful swelling of the lymph nodes develop, which are called buboes, often it is evident in the groin and armpits. Usually there is blackening of the skin due to the accumulation of dried blood under the skin's surface.

What is another name for Ebola Virus?

The common name for Ebola is Hemorrhagic Fever because you tend to bleed out of every internal and external orifice. Really nasty stuff...especially bleeding eyeballs. Ebola is one of many Hemorrhagic fever...

Common Name: Hemorrhagic Fever

Scientific Name: Ebola

Can Ebola enter through the pores or breaks in the skin?

It doesn't penetrate the skin. It has to get into the body through small cuts in the skin or the virus passes through bodily fluids. Those also include blood, sweat, breast milk, mucus, vomit, feces, urine, semen, vaginal fluids, and saliva.

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 there anyone in the UK got Ebola?

The Ebola virus may come to the UK. Although screening measures are being put in place in certain airports, there is no guarantee that the virus will not enter the UK.

When did Ebola happen?

Ebola was first discovered in 1976. It was discovered in the Congo area near the Ebola River, where it got its name.

Is Ebola spread by touch?

It is a fairly infactious virus (boldy fluids - blood, saliva etc.), as the symptoms take a few days to manifest it can be spread to other people if no precautions are taken. Once full symptoms are presented the virus is extremely infectious, although not air-borne.