Ebola
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English: Ebola is the term for the viral genus Ebolavirus (EBOV), or for the disease Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF). It is named after the Ebola River, where the first recognized outbreak occurred. Electron micrographs show long filaments, characteristic of the Filoviridae viral family.
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Transmission Electron Micrograph of the Ebola Virus
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Electron micrograph
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Transmission Electron Micrograph of the Ebola Virus. Hemorrhagic Fever, RNA Virus.
Ebola River
editEbola virus disease
edit(chasing wild animals – preparing the hunted "bushmeat"),
Human-to-human-transmission
is the main cause of an infection with the Ebola virus
(direct contact with infected persons or things contaminated with the virus).
Quarantine of the infected is very important to stop the epidemic. "+"→ description page)
Ebola virus epidemics
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Ebola epidemics in Africa
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medical supplies, Congo(Zaire)
more media → Category:2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak
– Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal
(updated – other versions → description page)
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Kenema Hospital in Sierra Leone (2014).
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safety clothing
Older epidemics
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Ebola case #3 (1976)
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Nurse-nun visits graves of victims of Zaire Ebola outbreak (1976).
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Ebola Zaire cases 1976-present
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Ebola Sudan cases 1976-present
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disinfection (1995)
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Outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Uganda, 2000.
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Summary of known and predicted geography of filoviruses in Africa.
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Projection of filovirus ecologic niche models onto southeastern Asia and the Philippines.
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scientists (1995)
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Analysis under Biosafety level 4.