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Ebola is the common term for a group of viruses belonging to genus Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae, which cause Ebola hemorrhagic fever. The disease can be lethal and encompasses a range of symptoms, usually including vomiting, diarrhea, general body pain, internal and external bleeding, and fever. Mortality rates are generally high, ranging from 50% - 90%, with the cause of death usually due to hypovolemic shock or multiple organ failure.
Ebola is believed to be a zoonotic virus, although despite considerable effort by the World Health Organization no animal reservoir capable of sustaining the virus between outbreaks has been identified. One candidate reservoir are fruit batsFruit bats may carry Ebola virus, BBC News, December 1, 2005. The virus is named after the Ebola River in the African state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaïre), near the site of the first outbreaks.
Discovery
It is traditional to name viral species after the locations in which they were first discovered. The first documented outbreaks of Ebola occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan in 1976, resulting in the virus being named for a tributary of the Congo River so that it might represent both outbreaks. Two species were further identified later that year: Zaïre ebolavirus (ZEBOV) and Sudan ebolavirus (SEBOV) with case-fatality rates of 83% and 54%, respectively. The first electronmicrograph of Ebola was also obtained in 1976 by Dr. F.A. Murphy, who was then working at the Center for Disease Control. More on [ Ebola ]
Access Excellence: Ebola Interview - One of the first Ebola researchers. Includes some electron-microsope views of the virus and a bibliography.
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DNA Ebola Vaccine - Ebola vaccine shows promise in new study NEW YORK - Guinea pigs that were injected with genes from the Ebola virus gained protection against infection, a possible step toward creating an Ebola vaccine for people.
Ebola Fact Sheet - Fact Sheet from the World Health Organization about Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever
Ebola FAQs - Learn about the transmission process and incubation period of viruses through this fact sheet on a deadly type of hemorrhagic fever.
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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Facts - Provides answers to many of the common questions about Ebola.
Ebola Information - National Center for Infectious Diseases - CDC official website about the deadly disease known as Ebola
Ebola Research Organization - Educating the public through spreading awareness. Ebola hemorrhagic fever specific information.
Ebola Virus Haemorrhagic Fever - edited by SR Pattyn contains the Proceedings of an International Colloquium on Ebola Virus Infection and other Haemorrhagic Fevers held in Antwerp, Belgium, 6-8 December 1977.
Ebola Virus Life-cycle Illustration - Computer graphic showing Ebola virus reproducing in a cell. Includes relevant links on the biology and ultrastructure of Ebola.
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Ebola: The Virus and the Disease - A special supplement of The Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 79, Supplement 1, February 1999) sponsored by WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Occurrences of Ebola - An exhaustive list of news links about all aspects of ebola, provided by Dr. Ed Rybicki.
The Ebola Virus: Link Between Deforestation and Emergence of the Virus - Detailed information about the Ebola Virus, its structure, pathology, transmission, outbreaks and cures. Includes pictures. Examines the link between deforestation and emergence of the virus in West Africa using GIS.
Meta Description: [ Examines the link between outbreaks of the Ebola virus in Western Africa with the Background of deforestation of Tropcial Rainforest in these areas and the resultant contact with the human species. Also includes Pathology, Transmission and structure of the virus ]
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