Ebola

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Symptoms

Ebola is usually the common term for a group of viruses relating to the term Ebola virus. Ebola has the same structure as the Marburg virus. Some of the symptoms of Ebola is that people get a rash that look a little like chicken pox, high fevers, constant vomiting, dizziness and massive, really really massive diarrhea.

When it Started

The first plague of Ebola started in Africa in 1976. The virus was believed to be transmitted by infected animal hosts contact with humans. Another way is contact with infected person's blood or by contact with contaminated medical instruments such as needles. Ebola is thought to be a zoonotic virus. In 2005 3 different species of fruit bats have been identified carrying the disease, but they do not appear to have the symtoms. Scientists guess that they are the original or host species of the Ebola virus.

Cure

There is none. Ebola is a incurable disease.....

So far

What Level of Biosafety

Ebola is such a dangerous and infectious diesease, patients have to be isolated from everybody else in the hospital. It is biosafety 4, the highest possible level. biosafety level 4 includes: Bolivian, Argentine hemorrhagic fevers,Marburg virus, Ebola virus, Lassa fever,Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and many more hemeorrhagic fevers. Level four biosafey diseases does not have any cure or vaccine.

There are a few minor flaws in the left video such as "The ebola virus cannot be transmitted through air." It can be transmitted by air although it is uncommon that people get it that way. They usually get transmitted by body fluids such as blood. Oh and by the way the guy near the end is wearing boxers... i think.

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