Ebola

Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease and Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by four of the six known... Wikipedia

  • Symptoms:  Fever, sore throat, muscle pain, headaches, diarrhoea, bleeding
  • Complications:  Shock from fluid loss
  • Usual onset:  2 days to 3 weeks after exposure
  • Causes:  Ebolaviruses spread by direct contact with the blood or body fluid of an infected person, or contaminated objects
  • Diagnostic method:  Finding ebolaviruses, viral RNA, or antibodies in blood
  • Differential diagnosis:  Other viral haemorrhagic fevers, such as malaria, typhoid, cholera, or meningitis
  • Prevention:  Coordinated medical services, careful handling of bushmeat
  • Treatment:  Supportive care
  • Medication:  Atoltivimab/maftivimab/odesivimab (INMAZEB)
  • Prognosis:  25–90% mortality
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo