Ebola virus disease

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Ebola virus disease is a severe, often fatal illness in humans caused by infection with Ebola virus, characterized by fever, hemorrhaging, and organ failure, and known for causing major outbreaks such as the 2014–2016 West Africa epidemic.

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instanceOf infectious disease
viral hemorrhagic fever
zoonotic disease
affectedCountries Democratic Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Uganda
biosafetyLevel BSL-4 pathogen
caseFatalityRate often between 25% and 90%
causativeAgent Bombali ebolavirus
Bundibugyo ebolavirus
Ebolavirus
Reston ebolavirus
Sudan ebolavirus
Taï Forest ebolavirus
Zaire ebolavirus
cause fever
hemorrhaging
high case fatality rate
organ failure
severe illness in humans
diagnosis ELISA antibody tests
PCR testing
antigen-capture detection tests
firstDescribed 1976
firstOutbreakLocation Nzara, Sudan
Yambuku, Zaire
hasComplication death
multi-organ failure
shock
ICD10 A98.4
majorOutbreak 1995 Kikwit outbreak
2000–2001 Uganda outbreak
2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak
2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
namedAfter Ebola River
prevention avoidance of contact with infected animals
community engagement
infection prevention and control measures in healthcare settings
safe burial practices
probableReservoir fruit bats
recognizedBy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
riskGroup family members of infected persons
funeral participants
healthcare workers
symptom diarrhea
external bleeding
headache
impaired kidney function
impaired liver function
internal bleeding
muscle pain
rash
severe weakness
sore throat
sudden onset of fever
vomiting
transmission human-to-human transmission via direct contact with blood
human-to-human transmission via direct contact with body fluids
not transmitted by airborne route under usual conditions
transmission via contaminated surfaces
transmission via infected animals
treatment monoclonal antibody therapies
rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids
supportive care
treatment of specific symptoms
vaccine Ervebo
rVSV-ZEBOV

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2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak disease Ebola virus disease
Meliandou, Guinea associatedDisease Ebola virus disease
subject surface form: Meliandou
UNMEER focusesOn Ebola virus disease
Zaire ebolavirus causesDisease Ebola virus disease
Vuhovi affectedBy Ebola virus disease
Beni Health Zone affectedBy Ebola virus disease
Butembo Health Zone affectedBy Ebola virus disease
2017 Équateur Province Ebola outbreak disease Ebola virus disease
REGN-EB3 targetDisease Ebola virus disease
mAb114 developedFor Ebola virus disease
Mabalako affectedBy Ebola virus disease
Kalunguta Health Zone publicHealthConcern Ebola virus disease
Kalunguta affectedBy Ebola virus disease
Katwa Health Zone affectedBy Ebola virus disease
Katwa hasDiseaseOutbreak Ebola virus disease
Beni publicHealthIssue Ebola virus disease
Ebola River gaveNameTo Ebola virus disease
Ebolavirus causes Ebola virus disease
Yambuku, Zaire associatedWithDisease Ebola virus disease
Ervebo targetsDisease Ebola virus disease
Nzara, Sudan associatedDisease Ebola virus disease
1995 Kikwit Ebola outbreak hasCause Ebola virus disease