The heart will start to bleed into itself and the brain will become clogged with blood. Victims will go into epileptic convulsions in the final stage and die of intractable shock (Preston, 105-109). The Ebola virus is transmitted by direct contact with the blood and secretions of infected patients, and as of now there is no way to stop it. The only hope we, as humans, have against the virus is to find the natural reservoir in hopes of someday creating a vaccine against it. The natural host of the Ebola virus seems to reside in the rain forests of Africa and Asia, but has not yet been discovered. Non-human primates have been the source of human infections thus far, yet the severity of the virus on them has ruled out the possibility that.
they are the host reservoir.
From the first epidemic in Zaire and Sudan, thousands of different species of animals, vertebrates and non-invertebrates, have been captured around the foci of the outbreak and have been tested. The test results have all been negative to traces of Ebola in healthy non-primates. Recently, after years of investigation, it was suggested that a search be conducted elsewhere to determine if, by chance, the searches were being carried out in the wrong locations. Rather than continuing the search in the heart of the rain forest, researchers traveled to a location known as the "Mosaic", a one flourishing Savannah more than a thousand years ago. While in the Mosaic, small terrestrial animals were tested and great discoveries were made which changed the direction of further research. Antibodies for the Ebola virus had been found for the first time in pygmies and Bantu's. In addition, viral sequences were found in seven animals captured at ground level. This work provides evidence that three different rodent species and one shrew specie have been in contact with the Ebola virus (Science Net, 1-2). These small animals are the closest link to a natural reservoir thus far.
There have been four identified strains of Ebola. ... Ebola Sudan was discovered in Western Sudan in 1976. Ebola Tai is the most recently discovered type of Ebola virus. ... The first three species of Ebola are not transmitted by air. As the Ebola Reston is suspected to be airborne. ...
The Ebola virus, though extremely deadly, is misunderstood. ... Ebola was first identified in Sudan and Zaire in 1976. As of now we have no cure for the Ebola virus. ... Ebola is transmitted by bodily fluids and not by air. ... As of now there is no vaccine for Ebola. ...
The Ebola Hemorrhagic fever is a viral disease first identified in 1976 in what was formerly Zaire, near the Ebola River for which it is named. ... Three of the four strains of this virus affect humans: Ebola Zaire, Ebola Sudan and Ebola Cate d'Ivoire. ... Ebola obviously has effects on the population. ... Currently there is no medical cure or vaccine for Ebola. ... Most recently a human trial began for the first Ebola vaccine. ...
Ebola is an epidemic that is growing at unstoppable rate. ... Ebola is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with a strain of Ebola virus. ... Ebola is spread through direct contact with blood and body fluids of a person infected by and already showing symptoms of Ebola. Ebola is not spread through the air, water, food, or mosquitoes. ... Duncan's death, there have been three other known Ebola infected patients most of them volunteer doctors who have visited the three Ebola infected West African countries. ...
Ebola Virus The Ebola virus, named after the Ebola River in Zaire, is a highly contagious virus. ... History of Ebola The Ebola virus was first documented in Zimbabwe, South Africa and in Kenya in 1976. ... Transmission of Ebola Ebola virus is spread through close personal contact with a person who is infected with Ebola. ... Identified Ebola viruses Until present day, four subtypes of Ebola virus has been identified: Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan, Ebola-Reston, Ebola-Ivory Coast. ... Ebola-Sudan, the second strain identified, was discovered near the place around the same time of the Ebola...
Ebola is a severe and often fatal disease occurring in humans and nonhuman primates such as monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees. ... People can be exposed to the Ebola virus from direct contact with the blood and/or secretions of an infected person. ... The incubation period for Ebola hemorrhagic fever may range from two to twenty-one days. ... Laboratory tests for Ebola are an antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or ELISA, polymerase chain reaction, and virus isolation. ... Because the natural reservoir of the Ebola virus is unknown, prevention in Africa is very challenging. ...
The Ebola virus is a deadly virus in the filovirus family. The filovirus family consists of Ebola Zaire, the most dangerous of the Ebola viruses, Ebola Sudan, Ebola Reston, and Marburg. ... Ebola Reston is the only strain of Ebola that has been proven to transmit through the air and it's been the only Ebola not fatal to humans being a virus that strictly attacks monkeys. ... There is no known vaccine for Ebola yet but there's testing for a vaccine that has worked on mice infected with Ebola. ... No one knows exactly when Ebola will break out next, and no one knows where Ebola is hidi...
The Ebola virus is a deadly virus in the filovirus family. The filovirus family consists of Ebola Zaire, the most dangerous of the Ebola viruses, Ebola Sudan, Ebola Reston, and Marburg. ... Ebola Reston is the only strain of Ebola that has been proven to transmit through the air and it's been the only Ebola not fatal to humans being a virus that strictly attacks monkeys. ... There is no known vaccine for Ebola yet but there's testing for a vaccine that has worked on mice infected with Ebola. ... No one knows exactly when Ebola will break out next, and no one knows where Ebola is hidi...
Ebola The intrusion of the Ebola virus is a result of mans closer contact with the rainforest. ... The Variations of the Ebola Virus Ebola Zaire Ebola Zaire was the first recorded occurrence of the Ebola virus in man. Ebola Zaire is so far the most lethal of the Ebola strains with a fatality rate between 80 - 90 %. ... Ebola Sudan The Ebola Sudan outbreak occurred roughly the same time that the Ebola Zaire outbreak took place. ... Ebola Tai This is the most recently identified of Ebola viruses (1995), though the discovery of the Tai strain has now sparked a debate as to what actually c...
