Ebola virus disease
Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by four of the six known ebolaviruses. Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three weeks after . The first symptoms are usually fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and headaches. These are usually followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, and renal , at which point some people begin to bleed both internally and externally. Outbreaks of the disease have had a rate of between 25 and 90%, averaging out at approximately 50%. The viral species involved and timing of treatment play a critical role in its . Death is often due to shock from fluid loss, and typically occurs between 6 and 16 days after the first symptoms appear.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Fever, sore throat, muscle pain, headaches, diarrhoea, bleeding
Causes — why it happens
- ·Ebolaviruses spread by direct contact with the blood or body fluid of an infected person, or contaminated objects
How it's found
- ·Finding ebolaviruses, viral RNA, or in blood
Prevention
- ·Ebola vaccine, coordinated medical services, careful handling of bushmeat
Treatment
- ·Supportive care
Complications
- ·Shock from fluid loss
Outlook
- ·25–90%