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Ebola
Ebola hemorrahagic fever is a 20 year old virus that, with a mortality
rate of 50% to 90%, is one of the world's deadliest viruses. Its causative
organism is called Ebola virus. Ebola virus is a member of filoviridae, a
family of negative-strained RNA viruses. The filoviridae family consists of
five known members, Marburg, Ebola Zaire, Ebola Sudan, Ebola Reston, and Ebola
Tai.
Ebola virus is spread in a number of ways ....
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.... showed Ebola like symptoms
after being exposed to aerosolized Ebola. The studies also found that the virus
is many times present in the respiratory systems of Ebola victims. Although the
1989 outbreak in Reston, Virginia wasn't harmful to humans, it was found that
droplet and vomit transmission played a major role in spreading the disease
through the quarantine facility.
The onset of the Ebola virus is very quick. The incubation period
ranges anywhere from two days to twenty-one days. Af ....
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