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Signs and Symptoms
• fever, muscle pain, sore throat, headache, vomiting, diarrhea
• it’s easily misdiagnosed • characterized later by damage to blood vessels
and internal and external bleeding• Fatality rate of up to 90% (ranges from 50-
90%)
Transmission
• Contact with the virus from dead or infected people or wildlife– Skin abrasions– Contaminated needles– Mucosal surfaces
References• “Ebola”, NIH. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23327370• “Ebola Virus”, Baylor College of Medicine.
https://www.bcm.edu/departments/molecular-virology-and-microbiology/ebola
• “Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers”, CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/• “Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever”, Medicine Plus.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001339.htm• “Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever”, Infection Landscapes.
http://www.infectionlandscapes.org/2012/11/ebola-hemorrhagic-fever.html
• Lee, J., Saphire, E. “Ebolavirus glycoprotein structure and mechanism of entry.” Future Virology. 4.6 (2009) pp. 621-35.
• Sullivan, N., Yang, Z., and Nabel, G. “Ebola Virus Pathogenesis: Implications for Vaccines and Therapies.” Journal of Virology. 77.18 (2003) pp. 9733-37.