Ebola Virus ─ A Global Threat
Ebola virus is a filamentous, enveloped, non-segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus. It belongs to the Filoviridae and was first recognized near the Ebola River valley in Zaire in 1976. Since then most of the outbreaks have occurred to both human and nonhuman primates in sub-Saharan Af...
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| description | Ebola virus is a filamentous, enveloped, non-segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus. It belongs to the Filoviridae and was first recognized near the Ebola River valley in Zaire in 1976. Since then most of the outbreaks have occurred to both human and nonhuman primates in sub-Saharan Africa. Ebola virus causes highly fatal hemorrhagic fever in human and nonhuman primates. In addition to hemorrhagic fever, it could be used as a bioterrorism agent. Although its natural reservoir is yet to be proven, current data suggest that fruit bats are the possibility. Infection has also been documented through the handling of infected chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines. Human infection is caused through close contact with the blood, secretion, organ or other body fluids of infected animal. Human-to-human transmission is also possible. Ebola virus infections are characterized by immune suppression and a systemic inflammatory response that causes impairment of the vascular, coagulation, and immune systems, leading to multiorgan failure and shock. The virus constitutes an important public health threat in Africa and also worldwide as no effective treatment or vaccine is available till now |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5709e89ba1ac4dbf94107983f09b4c8d2022-12-21T18:11:53ZengEnam Medical College, DhakaJournal of Enam Medical College2227-66882304-93162015-01-0151445110.3329/jemc.v5i1.21497Ebola Virus ─ A Global ThreatMejbah Uddin Ahmed0Sushmita Roy1Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Enam Medical College, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Enam Medical College, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh Ebola virus is a filamentous, enveloped, non-segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus. It belongs to the Filoviridae and was first recognized near the Ebola River valley in Zaire in 1976. Since then most of the outbreaks have occurred to both human and nonhuman primates in sub-Saharan Africa. Ebola virus causes highly fatal hemorrhagic fever in human and nonhuman primates. In addition to hemorrhagic fever, it could be used as a bioterrorism agent. Although its natural reservoir is yet to be proven, current data suggest that fruit bats are the possibility. Infection has also been documented through the handling of infected chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines. Human infection is caused through close contact with the blood, secretion, organ or other body fluids of infected animal. Human-to-human transmission is also possible. Ebola virus infections are characterized by immune suppression and a systemic inflammatory response that causes impairment of the vascular, coagulation, and immune systems, leading to multiorgan failure and shock. The virus constitutes an important public health threat in Africa and also worldwide as no effective treatment or vaccine is available till nowhttp://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JEMC/article/view/21497Ebola virus; Hemorrhagic fever; Fruit bats |
| spellingShingle | Mejbah Uddin Ahmed Sushmita Roy Ebola Virus ─ A Global Threat Journal of Enam Medical College Ebola virus; Hemorrhagic fever; Fruit bats |
| title | Ebola Virus ─ A Global Threat |
| title_full | Ebola Virus ─ A Global Threat |
| title_fullStr | Ebola Virus ─ A Global Threat |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ebola Virus ─ A Global Threat |
| title_short | Ebola Virus ─ A Global Threat |
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| topic | Ebola virus; Hemorrhagic fever; Fruit bats |
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