Ebola Virus

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 virus infection; Viral hemorrhagic fever
Prevention:
Avoid areas of epidemics. Absolute gown, glove, and mask precautions are necessary around sick patients. These precautions will greatly decrease the risk of transmission.
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As with Ebola virus, the actual animal host for Marburg virus also remains a mystery. Both of the men infected in 1980 in western Kenya had traveled extensively, including making a visit to a cave, in that region.
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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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Whatever the natural reservoir, it's likely to have harbored the Ebola virus for some time. It's also likely that the virus would have remained hidden had humans not inadvertently come in contact with it.
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