Thursday 7 August 2014

Ebola Virus

(1)About Ebola virus:-

  • Ebola virus disease , formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans.
  • Ebola virus outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 90%.
  • Ebola virus outbreaks occur primarily in remote villages in Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests.
  • The virus is
    transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission.
  • Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are considered to be the natural host of the Ebola virus.
  • Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. No licensed specific treatment or vaccine is available for use in people or animals.


(2)How to ebola virus contol on you:-

Ebola isn’t as contagious as more common viruses like clods, influenza, ormeales. It spreads to people by contact with the skin or bodily fluids of an infected animal, like a monkey, chimp, or fruit bat. Then it moves from person to person the same way. Those who care for a sick person or bury someone who has died from the disease often get it.
Other ways to get Ebola include touching contaminated needles or surfaces.
You can’t get Ebola from air, water, or food. A person who has Ebola but has no control can’t spread the disease, either.

(3)Ebola virus feature:-

  • high fever
  • headache
  • Joint and muscle aches
  • sore throat
  • Weakness
  • Stomach pain
  • Lack of appetite