Ebola virus disease is a severe, often fatal illness caused by infection with a virus of the genus Ebolavirus. It is transmitted through direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of infected people or animals, and typical symptoms include fever, severe weakness, muscle pain, and, in advanced cases, bleeding. Outbreaks have occurred intermittently in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, at times spreading beyond the region.
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Condition Classinfectious, viral, acute 3 Causative AgentViruses of the genus Orthoebolavirus, family Filoviridae; the Ebola virus, Sudan virus and Bundibugyo virus species have caused major human outbreaks. 3 First Described PrevalenceThe average Ebola disease case fatality rate is around 50 percent; case fatality rates have varied from 25 to 90 percent in past outbreaks, according to World Health Organization data. 3 Classification
ICD-10 ChapterI: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
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Associated With
Viral hemorrhagic fever; infectious disease specialty.
Treated By
Source Ebola vaccine (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Ebola
WikipediaLead section, body-system statement
The first symptoms are usually fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and headaches.
Lead section, transmission-route statement
Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by four of the six known ebolaviruses.
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These are usually followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, hepatic and renal dysfunction, at which point some people begin to bleed both internally and externally.
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter IQuote, List of chapters, Chapter I
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
3. World Health Organization Fact Sheets
WHO fact sheet: Ebola disease, Overview
Ebola disease is caused by viruses that belong to the Orthoebolavirus genus of the filoviridae family.
WHO fact sheet: Ebola disease, History
Ebola disease first occurred in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks: one outbreak was of Sudan virus disease in Nzara in what is now South Sudan, and the other outbreak was of Ebola virus disease in Yambuku, in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
WHO fact sheet: Ebola disease, Case fatality
The average Ebola disease case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25-90% in past outbreaks.
Ebola vaccine (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Ebola Vaccine, Lead: treats Ebola Virus DiseaseQuote, Treated By: Ebola Vaccine, Lead: treats Ebola Virus Disease
An Ebola vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent Ebola virus disease (Ebola).
Frequently Asked Questions
How deadly is Ebola virus disease?
Around 50 percent on average, ranging from 25 to 90 percent across past outbreaks.
The World Health Organization gives an average case fatality rate of around 50 percent for Ebola disease, but rates have varied from 25 to 90 percent in past outbreaks. The disease was first recognized in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks, one of Sudan virus disease in what is now South Sudan and one of Ebola virus disease in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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