Download - Ebola Virus "Ebola hemorrhagic fever "
Ebola Virus"Ebola hemorrhagic fever"
Created by:Lexington Pittman
Michael TrentJake
Type of Disease• Its common name is Ebola Virus• Its scientific name is Ebola
hemorrhagic fever
Description of the disease• Severe, often fatal disease in humans
and nonhuman primates.• It is a virus
History of the disease
• The first case of ebola virus out breakout occurred in the form of ebola virus hemorrhagic fever in the year, 1976 in Zaire
Symptoms• Some include fever, headache, joint
and muscle ache, sore throat, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain• In some patients, rash, red eyes,
hiccups, internal and external bleeding
Transmission• Direct contact with blood and/or
secretions of an infected person• Objects that have been contaminated
by infected secretions
Where it originatedOriginated from 1976.Named after a river in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) in Africa, where it was first recognized.
Cures or Treatments • There is no standard treatment for
Ebola. • Patients receive supportive therapy. • Types of supportive therapy are:
balancing the patient’s fluids and electrolytes, maintaining their oxygen status and blood pressure, and treating them for any complicating infections.
Works Cited "Special Pathogen Branch." cdc.gov. N.p., 21 Dec 2012. Web. 22
Feb 2013
"Ebola Virus – Symptoms, Pictures, Structure, facts and History." Prime health channel, 11 jan 2011. Web. 26 Feb 2013.
