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Ebola
disease
Also known as: EVD, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola virus disease
ebolavirus; Ebola virus disease
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- In full:
- Ebola virus disease, formerly called Ebola hemorrhagic fever
- Key People:
- Peter Piot
Recent News
Mar. 29, 2024, 7:38 AM ET (MSN)
Pathogens labeled 'HIV' and 'Ebola' found inside secret, illegal Chinese-owned biolab in California
Mar. 21, 2024, 5:29 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
A decade later, Liberians remember those who died in Ebola outbreak
Mar. 14, 2024, 7:31 AM ET (AP)
A decade later, Liberians remember those who died in Ebola outbreak
Ebola, contagious disease caused by a virus of the family Filoviridae that is responsible for a severe and often fatal viral hemorrhagic fever. Outbreaks in primates—including gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans—and domestic pigs have been recorded. The disease is characterized by extreme fever, rash, and profuse hemorrhaging. In humans, ebolaviruses cause fatality in 25 to 90 percent of cases. Ebolaviruses take their name from the Ebola River in the northern Congo basin of central Africa, where they first emerged in 1976. Ebolaviruses are closely related to species in the genus Marburgvirus, which was discovered in 1967, and the two are the ...(100 of 2248 words)