Ebola

Ebola Virus
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(b´l), a member of a family (Filovirus) of viruses that cause hemorrhagic fevers.
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EBOLA VIRUS - An epidemic viral illness seen in southern Sudan and Zaire, caused by the Ebola virus.
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Ebola hemorrhagic fever
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Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe illness likely transmitted to humans from infected animals and animal materials. It causes shock and severe bleeding abnormalities.
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Eaton agent; Eaton agent pneumonia; eaton-lambert syndrome; Eaton, Lee; Eaton, Monroe; eaves; ebb; Ebbinghaus, Hermann; Ebbinghaus test; Eberth, Karl; Eberth's bacillus; Eberth's lines; eblanin; eblis; Ebner's glands; Ebner's reticulum; ebola ...
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Special pathogens include the viruses that cause several hemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Lassa fever, and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and other recently identified and emerging viral diseases, such as Nipah virus encephalitis.
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You can become infected if you're exposed to the blood, body fluids or organs of someone who's severely ill with Ebola or Marburg virus. Most at risk are health care workers and family members caring for a sick relative.
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Examples of VHFs include Ebola virus, hantavirus, yellow fever, Lassa fever, and Marburg virus. While some types of hemorrhagic fever viruses can cause relatively mild, flulike illness, many of the viruses cause severe, life-threatening disease.
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Perhaps most frightening are rare tropical haemorrhagic fevers, mention of which sends whole towns fleeing in Africa. Ebola, for example, is a highly infectious virus that rapidly breaks down the walls of arteries so the victim haemorrhages to death.
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Viral Gastroenteritis
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever)
Viral Hepatitis (Hepatitis A)
Viral Pneumonia
Virilization ...
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