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Ebola Virus

Aka: Ebola Virus
  1. Epidemiology
    1. Hemorrhagic fever in Zaire (May,1995): 93 cases
      1. Mortality rate: 92%
      2. Affected area: 150 miles around city of Kikwit
  2. Pathophysiology
    1. Ebola Virus (Filovirus family)
    2. Spread by close contact
      1. Infected blood
      2. Body fluid
      3. Body tissue
      4. Air borne (unclear)
  3. Symptoms
    1. Fever
    2. Chills
    3. Headache
    4. Myalgia
    5. Malaise
    6. Severe Abdominal Pain
    7. Vomiting
    8. Diarrhea
    9. Maculopapular rash (variably present)
  4. Prognosis
    1. Mortality rates range from 50-90% (usually from DIC)
  5. Resources for the Traveler
    1. CDC hotline about Ebola (800-900-0681)
    2. Travel advisory to Zaire (404-332-4559)
  6. Reference
    1. (1995) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 44:381-2

Ebolavirus (C0949892)

Definition (MSH) A genus in the family FILOVIRIDAE consisting of several distinct species of Ebolavirus, each containing separate strains. These viruses cause outbreaks of a contagious, hemorrhagic disease (HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA) in humans, usually with high mortality.
Concepts Virus (T005)
MSH D029043
SnomedCT 407342005, 424206003
English Ebola Virus, Ebola Viruses, Virus, Ebola, Viruses, Ebola, Ebola-like Viruses, Ebolaviruses, Ebola-like viruses, Genus Ebola-like viruses (organism), Genus Ebola-like viruses, Genus Ebolavirus (organism), Genus Ebolavirus, Ebola virus, Ebolavirus, Ebola like Viruses, Ebola-like Virus, Ebola-like virus
Portuguese Ebolavirus, Vírus Ebola-Like, Vírus Semelhantes ao Vírus Ebola, Vírus Similares ao Ebola, Vírus Similares ao Vírus Ebola
Russian ЭБОЛАВИРУС, ЭБОЛА-ПОДОБНЫЕ ВИРУСЫ, EBOLA VIRUS, SUDAN, EBOLA VIRUS, ZAIR, EBOLA VIRUS, EBOLA-PODOBNYE VIRUSY, KOT-D'IVUAR EBOLA VIRUS, EBOLA VIRUS, KOT-D'IVUAR, EBOLAVIRUS, КОТ-Д'ИВУАР ЭБОЛА ВИРУС, ЭБОЛА ВИРУС, ЭБОЛА ВИРУС, ЗАИР, ЭБОЛА ВИРУС, КОТ-Д'ИВУАР, ЭБОЛА ВИРУС, СУДАН
Italian Virus Ebola, Ebolavirus, Virus tipo Ebola
French Ebolavirus, Ebola virus, Virus Ebola-like, Virus Ebola, Virus apparentés Ebola
Swedish Ebolavirus
Spanish género de virus tipo Ébola (organismo), género Ebolavirus, género Ebolavirus (organismo), género de virus tipo Ébola, Ebolavirus, virus Ébola
Finnish Ebola-virus
Czech Ebolavirus, viry podobné viru Ebola
Japanese エボラウイルス-ザイール, レストンエボラウイルス, エボタウイルス-コートジボアール, エボラウイルス-レストン, コートジボアールウイルス, コートジボアール-エボラウイルス, スーダンエボラウイルス, 象牙海岸ウイルス, レストンウイルス, ザイールウイルス, ザイールエボラウイルス, スーダンウイルス, エボラウイルス-スーダン, エボラウイルス, エボラ様ウイルス
Polish Wirus Ebola, Wirusy grupy Ebola, Wirusy Ebola-podobne
German Ebola-artige Viren
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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