The Ebola virus is a member of the virus family called Filoviridae. There are three strains of filoviruses: Ebola, Marburg, and Reston. All of these diseases are very fatal to monkeys and humans. The Ebola virus is airborne and can enter the body through any opening in the skin, especially cuts. Ebola has the ability to spread from cell to cell very quickly, and kills 50 to 90 % of human victims. The mortality rate in monkeys is currently unknown. Ebola, like HIV, is said to be spread to humans from monkeys, but no one knows exactly what the virus started from in the beginning.
The Ebola virus is named for a river in Zaire , Africa where it was first detected. It first appeared in in 1976 in Zaire, followed by an out break in western Sudan almost
The Ebola virus is spread through close contact with a person who is very ill with the disease. The spread from person to person usually occurs among hospital workers and family members who are caring for the patient. Transmission has also occurred from the result of reusing hypodermic needles in patients. Reusing needles is a common practice in developing countries where the health care system is under funded. Spreading of the disease has also been traced to the burial practices of some of the affected people and the disposal of their personal affects.
The most recent outbreak is in Kikwit, Zaire. The outbreak appears to have started with a patient who had surgery in Kikwit on April 10, 1995. Members of the patient's surgical team developed sympto
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