Ebola

The Ebola virus is one of the most deadly viruses that man kind has ever seen. In clinical cases it has a mortality rate of 50%-90%. The Viruses has many different strains including Marburg, Ebola Zaire, Reston and Sudan, each named after the location of their first clinical case. They each cause different symptoms and different mortality rates. Non the less, the collection of Ebola viruses at the present, pose a serious health threat to …

…gov/ncidod/publications/brochures/ebolainf.htm Marburg and Ebola viruses, Excerpt from the Encyclopedia of Virology CD-ROM +===================+===================+===================+=================== The Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Ebola Hemorrhagic fever is a severe, generally fatal disease that attacks both humans and primates. It starts out with common symptoms that turn lethal in a matter of days. Outbreaks are fairly rare, but when they do occur, the eppidemic is devistating and l This paper is the property of NetEssays.Net Copyright © 1999-2002