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{{Taxobox 
'''For patient information, click [[{{PAGENAME}} (patient information)|here]].'''
| name = Ebola virus
| image = Ebola_virus.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| caption = An [[electron microscope|electron micrograph]] of an Ebola virus
| virus_group = V
| ordo = ''[[Mononegavirales]]''
| familia = ''[[Filovirus]]''
| genus = ''Ebolavirus''
| type_species = ''Zaïre Ebolavirus''
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = ''[[Ebola Reston|Reston Ebolavirus]]''<br />''Sudan Ebolavirus''<br />''Ivory Coast Ebolavirus''<br />''Bundibugyo Ebolavirus''
}}
{{Infobox_Disease
| Name          = Ebola
| Image          =
| Caption        =
| DiseasesDB    = 18043
| ICD10          = {{ICD10|A|98|4|a|90}}
| ICD9          = {{ICD9|065.8}}
| ICDO          =
| OMIM          =
| MedlinePlus    = 001339
| MeshName      = Ebola
| MeshNumber    = C02.782.417.415
}}


{{CMG}}
{{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{MJM}}, {{GRN}}, {{Marjan}} {{HK}}
{{Ebola}}


{{SK}} Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola haemorrhagic fever, Ebola HF, EHF, Zaire virus, Zaire Ebolavirus, ZEBOV, Sudan Ebolavirus, SEBOV, Reston Ebolavirus, REBOV, Cote d'Ivoire Ebolavirus, CIEBOV, Bundibugyo ebolavirus, Tai Forest ebolavirus
==[[Ebola overview|Overview]]==
==[[Ebola overview|Overview]]==
==[[Ebola historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==


==[[Ebola classification|Classification]]==
==[[Ebola classification|Classification]]==


==[[Ebola historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==
==[[Ebola pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
 
==[[Ebola causes|Causes]]==


==[[Ebola pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
==[[Ebola differential diagnosis|Differentiating Ebola from other Diseases]]==


==[[Ebola epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology & Demographics]]==
==[[Ebola epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]==


==[[Ebola risk factors|Risk Factors]]==
==[[Ebola risk factors|Risk Factors]]==


==[[Ebola causes|Causes]]==
==[[Ebola screening|Screening]]==


==[[Ebola differential diagnosis|Differentiating Ebola]]==
==[[Ebola natural history|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==


==[[Ebola natural history|Natural history, Complications, and Prognosis]]==
==Diagnosis==


==Diagnosis==
[[Ebola algorithm for the evaluation of the returned traveler|Algorithm for the Evaluation of the Returned Traveler]] | [[Ebola emergency department evaluation|Emergency Department Evaluation]] | [[Ebola case definition|Case Definition]] | [[Ebola history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Ebola physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Ebola laboratory tests|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Ebola other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]]
[[Ebola history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Ebola physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Ebola laboratory tests|Laboratory tests]] | [[Ebola case studies|Case Studies]]


==Treatment==
==Treatment==
[[Ebola medical therapy|Medical therapy]] | [[Ebola primary prevention|Primary prevention]]  | [[Ebola secondary prevention|Secondary prevention]] | [[Ebola cost-effectiveness of therapy|Financial costs]] | [[Ebola future or investigational therapies|Future therapies]]


==See also==
[[Ebola medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Ebola air medical transport|Air Medical Transport]] | [[Ebola monitoring and movement of persons following exposure|Monitoring and Movement Following Exposure]] | [[Ebola primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] |  [[Ebola future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
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*Dr. [[Ngoy Mushola]]
==Postmortem Care==
*[[Sharps waste]]
 
*[[Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever|Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)]]
[[Ebola postmortem care|Postmortem Care]]
*[[Marburg virus|Marburg haemorrhagic fever]], the first known disease caused by a [[filovirus]]
*Dr. [[Matthew Lukwiya]] (1957-[[Dec 5]], [[2000]]), A [[Uganda]]n doctor at the forefront of the 2000 outbreak.
*Dr. [[Jonah Kule]], (-[[Dec 4]], [[2007]])
*[[VHFs]]
*[[Epidemiology]]
*[[Bushmeat]]
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==External links==
<div class="references-small">
'''Overviews'''
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/ICTVdB/01.025.0.02.htm Database entry on genus ''Ebolavirus''] - [[ICTVdB]]
*[http://www.itg.be/ebola/ Ebola Virus Haemorrhagic Fever] - Proceedings of an International Colloquium on Ebola Virus Infection and Other Haemorrhagic Fevers held in Antwerp, Belgium, 6-8 December, 1977
*[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/ebola/qa.htm Questions and Answers about Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever] - Center for Disease Control (CDC), retrieved 10 July 2006
*[http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/index.html WHO Factsheet] - retrieved 10 July 2006


'''Outbreaks'''
*[http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/09/12/ebola-outbreak.html Ebola outbreak in Congo] - CBC News, 12 September 2007.  Retrieved [[2007-09-13]].
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6220122.stm Ebola 'kills over 5,000 gorillas'] - BBC News, 8 December 2006. Retrieved [[2006-12-08]].
*[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/vhfmanual/entire.pdf Infection Control for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers in the African Health Care Setting] - Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, [[December]] [[1998]].
*[http://www.ird.fr/filomeeting2008/ Filovirus Global Symposium] - Filomeeting 2008


'''Infectivity'''
[[Category:Biological weapons]]
*[http://www.usamriid.army.mil/press%20releases/warfield_press_release.pdf U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases: Gene-Specific Ebola Therapies Protect Nonhuman Primates from Lethal Disease]
[[Category:Disease]]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8712894&query_hl=12 Lethal experimental infection of rhesus monkeys with Ebola-Zaire (Mayinga) virus by the oral and conjunctival route of exposure] PubMed, February 1996, Jaax et al.
[[Category:Hemorrhagic fevers]]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=7547435&query_hl=12 Lethal experimental infections of rhesus monkeys by aerosolized Ebola and marburg virus] PubMed, August 1995
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15588056&query_hl=12 Marburg and Ebola viruses as aerosol threats] PubMed, 2004, [[USAMRIID]]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15207310&query_hl=12 Other viral bioweapons: Ebola and Marburg hemorrhag fever] PubMed, 2004
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8551825&query_hl=12 Transmission of Ebola virus (Zaire strain) to uninfected control monkeys in a biocontainment laboratory] PubMed, December 1993
* [http://www.brettrussell.com/personal/what_are_the_chances_.html What is the probability of a dangerous strain of Ebola mutating and becoming airborne?] ­ Brett Russel, retrieved [[2006-07-10]].
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[[Category:Mononegavirales]]
[[Category:Mononegavirales]]
[[Category:Viral diseases]]
[[Category:Viral diseases]]
[[Category:Biological weapons]]
[[Category:Zoonoses]]
[[Category:Zoonoses]]
[[Category:Hemorrhagic fevers]]
[[Category:Mature chapter]]
[[Category:Overview complete]]
[[es:Virus Ébola]]
[[fr:Ebolavirus]]
[[ja:エボラ出血熱]]
[[pl:Gorączka krwotoczna Ebola]]
[[pt:Ébola]]
[[ru:Геморрагическая лихорадка Эбола]]
[[tr:Ebola]]
[[zh:埃博拉病毒]]
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Michael Maddaleni, B.S., Guillermo Rodriguez Nava, M.D. [2], Marjan Khan M.B.B.S.[3] Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [4]

Synonyms and keywords: Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola haemorrhagic fever, Ebola HF, EHF, Zaire virus, Zaire Ebolavirus, ZEBOV, Sudan Ebolavirus, SEBOV, Reston Ebolavirus, REBOV, Cote d'Ivoire Ebolavirus, CIEBOV, Bundibugyo ebolavirus, Tai Forest ebolavirus

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