Healthmaps ebola virus interactive map and timeline. That document offers a plan for achieving and sustaining resilient zero in guinea, liberia and sierra leone through actions to be undertaken by ebolaaffected communities and national authorities, with support from the international community. Currently, there are evd outbreaks in several western african nations, including guinea, liberia, sierra leone and parts of nigeria. Ebola was first identified in 1976 near the ebola river in the country now known as. Ebola is also known as ebola virus disease evd or ebola hemorrhagic fever ehf. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4.
Ebola causes a deadly bleeding disease that repre sents one of the most dangerous epidemics. International epidemiological panorama at present witnesses the presence of serious infectious. Ebola virus disease evd is a severe, often fatal, viral disease. Tracking ebola by pairing human expertise with artificial. The pan american health organization paho works with the countries of the. Fievre hemorra gique a virus ebola fiche technique.
Signs and symptoms typically start between two days and three weeks after contracting the virus with a fever, sore throat, muscular pain, and headaches. Ebola hemorrhagic fever, or ehf, and is a disease caused by a group of viruses known as ebola viruses. Framework for phase 3 of the ebola outbreak response. Evd is a severe contagious disease affecting humans and nonhuman primates. Vomiting, diarrhoea and rash usually follow, along with decreased function of the liver and. Ebola virus disease aetiology of ebola virus disease ebola virus disease evd is also known as ebola haemorrhagic fever. Ebola is a rare disease that has caused outbreaks more disease than usual in west africa. Ebola, also known as ebola virus disease evd, is a viral haemorrhagic fever of humans and other primates caused by ebolaviruses. Ebola response guidance and recommendations for first. It can be transmitted to humans through direct contact with blood, tissue, body fluids and secretions from an. The name ebola is actually the name of a river found in the democratic republic of congo near where some of the first cases were identified. In humans, the virus attacks many parts of the body and causes a. There are five ebola subspecies, four of which are known to cause the disease.
Coronavirusspanish washington state department of health. Ebola virus disease ebola 0 frequently asked questions faq cdcpacdc000401 10314 1. Periodo patogenico prevencion secundaria diagnostico precoz taratamiento por clinica. Quick facts ebola virus disease evd is transmitted by direct contact with blood and body fluids of someone who has symptoms of disease, including fever, headache, body aches, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Therefore, we developed and implemented a pathogenreduced.
Ebola virus convalescent plasma is a promising antiinfective treatment of ebola virus disease. Ebola response guidance and recommendations for first responders. Ebola virus ev is one of the most virulent human pathogens. Ebola virus disease evd general information what is ebola virus disease.
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