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==Related Chapters== | ==Related Chapters== | ||
*[[Sharps waste]] | *[[Sharps waste]] | ||
*[[Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever|Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)]] | *[[Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever|Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)]] | ||
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*Dr. [[Matthew Lukwiya]] (1957-[[Dec 5]], [[2000]]), A [[Uganda]]n doctor at the forefront of the 2000 outbreak. | *Dr. [[Matthew Lukwiya]] (1957-[[Dec 5]], [[2000]]), A [[Uganda]]n doctor at the forefront of the 2000 outbreak. | ||
*[[VHFs]] | *[[VHFs]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== |
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Reston Ebolavirus |
Ebola Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
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Treatment |
Postmortem Care |
Case Studies |
Ebola On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Ebola |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Michael Maddaleni, B.S.
Overview
Historical Perspective
Pathophysiology
Causes
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Differentiating Ebola from other Disease
Natural history, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Case Studies
Treatment
Medical therapy | Primary prevention | Future or Investigational Therapies
Related Chapters
- Sharps waste
- Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
- Marburg haemorrhagic fever, the first known disease caused by a filovirus
- Dr. Matthew Lukwiya (1957-Dec 5, 2000), A Ugandan doctor at the forefront of the 2000 outbreak.
- VHFs
External links
- WHO Factsheet - retrieved 10 July 2006
- 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.
- Lethal experimental infections of rhesus monkeys by aerosolized Ebola and marburg virus PubMed, August 1995
- Marburg and Ebola viruses as aerosol threats PubMed, 2004, USAMRIID
- Other viral bioweapons: Ebola and Marburg hemorrhag fever PubMed, 2004
- Transmission of Ebola virus (Zaire strain) to uninfected control monkeys in a biocontainment laboratory PubMed, December 1993