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Ebola Virus
Sadie Fuson, Gina Cackovic, and
Abby Steer
Type of Disease:
• The Ebola virus is classified under the Filovirus
family.
• There are also four types of the Ebola virus:
Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan, Ebola-Ivory
Coast(Tai), and Ebola-Reston.
Description of Disease:
• Severe fatal disease in humans and nonhuman
primates
History of Disease:
• 1st outbreak infected over 284 people, 53%
mortality rate (1976)
• 2ND outbreak 88% mortality rate, infected 318
people
• 3rd strain (1989) infected monkeys were
imported into Reston, Virginia, from Mindanao
in the Philippines
• Natural reservoir was never identified
Symptoms:
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Fever
Headaches
Joint aches
Muscle aches
Sore throat
Weakness
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Diarrhea
Vomiting
Stomach pain
Rash
Red eyes
Hiccups
Internal/external
bleeding
Transmission of Disease:
• Ebola is spread from human to human
• Occurs through direct contact with patients who
have Ebola, or direct contact with their body
fluids
• Occurs most often when an infected person is in
the late stages of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
Where it originated:
• Ebola got it’s name
from a river in the
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
(formally Zaire), in
Africa, where it was
first recognized
Cures or Treatments:
• There is no treatment for Ebola
• Patients just have to take therapy
• Patients usually die in the early stages of Ebola
Works Cited:
• "Ebola, Hanta, and Hemorrhagic Fevers." Ebola, Hanta, and Hemorrhagic Fevers.
N.p.. Web. 26 Feb 2013.
• "Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 09 Apr 2012. Web. 26 Feb 2013.
• Waterman, Tara. "Brief General History of Ebola." Brief General History of Ebola.
N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb 2013.
• "Welcome to the Ebola Channel." EmedTV. Clinaero, Inc. Web. 26 Feb 2013.