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Overview. Ebola virus disease (EVD or Ebola) is a rare but severe illness in humans. It is often fatal. People get infected with Ebola by touching: infected animals when preparing, cooking or eating them. body fluids of an infected person such as saliva, urine, faeces or semen.
6 maj 2024 · The Ebola virus, Sudan virus, and Bundibugyo virus are the three viruses responsible for most large outbreaks in Africa. The Ebola virus is the deadliest and without treatment, up to 90% of cases are fatal.
15 lis 2024 · Ebola, infectious disease caused by a virus of the family Filoviridae that is responsible for a severe and often fatal viral hemorrhagic fever. In humans, ebolaviruses cause fatality in 25 to 90 percent of cases.
19 cze 2019 · Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) is a rare but severe, often fatal , often fatal illness, with a death rate of up to 90% in humans caused by the Ebola virus, a member of the filovirus family.
15 gru 2023 · The Ebolavirus genus is a member of the Filoviridae family. It includes four distinct species that are pathogenic to humans: Zaire ebolavirus, Bundibugyo ebolavirus, Taï Forest ebolavirus and Sudan ebolavirus. All four species are found in Africa and cause serious illness in humans.
23 kwi 2024 · Ebola disease is caused by an infection with an orthoebolavirus. Orthoebolaviruses are found primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. Orthoebolaviruses can cause serious and often deadly disease, with a mortality rate as high as 80 to 90 percent. There is an FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of Ebola virus (species Zaire orthoebolavirus).
1 lip 2020 · Ebola, formerly called the Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a rare, severe illness that attacks the immune system, causing extreme fluid loss and often death.
