Ebola 7
Ebola virus disease evd is a rare and deadly disease in people and nonhuman primates.
Ebola 7. Eu preparedness and response learning lessons from the ebola outbreak european union pdf 48kb. This is the 10th ebola outbreak in the region since the virus was discovered. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human to human transmission. Ebola 7 also known as thcbola is a blend of two popular california strains.
It was created in the summer of 2012 when hendrx farms breeders crossed sfv og with girl scout cookies. The pathogens responsible for the disease are the five ebolaviruses recognized by the international committee on taxonomy of viruses. On october 7 the hospital reported that duncan s condition was improving. The viruses that cause evd are located mainly in sub saharan africa.
Ebola virus ebov sudan virus sudv reston virus. Ebola virus disease evd is a rare and deadly disease most commonly affecting people and nonhuman primates monkeys gorillas and chimpanzees. It is caused by an infection with one of five known ebola virus species four of which can cause disease in people. Vomiting diarrhoea and rash usually follow along with decreased function of.
Ebola is a rare but deadly virus that causes fever body aches and diarrhea and sometimes bleeding inside and outside the body. However duncan died at 7 51 a m. The average evd case fatality rate is around 50. People can get evd through direct contact with an infected animal bat or nonhuman primate or a sick or dead person infected with ebola virus.
7 as of december 19 2018 the ministry of health has reported 542 total new ebola cases 494 of which have been. As the virus spreads through the body it damages the immune. Commission on a global health risk framework for the future the national academy of medicine. Hghi lshtm independent panel on the global response to ebola harvard global health institute london school of hygiene tropical medicines pdf 82kb.
This list of ebola outbreaks records the known occurrences of ebola virus disease a highly infectious and acutely lethal viral disease that has afflicted humans and animals primarily in equatorial africa. Ebola also known as ebola virus disease evd or ebola hemorrhagic fever ehf is a viral hemorrhagic fever of humans and other primates caused by ebolaviruses.