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• EBOLA VIRUS (noun) The noun EBOLA VIRUS has 1 sense: 1. a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon Familiarity information: EBOLA VIRUS used as a noun is very rare.
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The exact origin, locations, and natural habitat (known as the "natural reservoir") of Ebola virus remain unknown. Researchers believe that virus is zoonotic (animal-borne) and is normally maintained in a native African animal host that doesn't get
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As the natural reservoir is unknown scientists still haven't figured out how Ebola first appears in a human at the start of an outbreak. It is thought that a person is struck down by the virus after coming into contact with an infected animal.
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The exact origin and natural reservoir of the Ebola virus is still a mystery, despite exhaustive studies. Its location appears to be the rain forests of the African continent and the Western Pacific. Although non-human primates - gorillas,
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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) there have been 1850 cases of Ebola infection since the virus was discovered in 1976. And these have resulted in over 1200 deaths. These figures are correct as of November 2009. There have been
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The Ebola virus is a single-stranded RNA virus that belongs to the Filoviridae family (filovirus). There are five distinct strains; - Zaïre - causes Ebola in humans. Has the highest fatality rate. Sudan -causes Ebola in humans, and was the second
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Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF) is a severe often-fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimps.
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even if the US was developing biological weapons (which they are not doing) normal ebola wouldn't spread very well. as it stands it is mostly blood born and it kills to fast to spread to many many people. yeah, its a freaky terrifying disease, but
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Until recently, only three outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever among people had been reported. The first two outbreaks were in 1976: one in Zaire and one in western Sudan. These were large outbreaks, resulting in more than 550 cases and 340 deaths.
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• EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (noun) The noun EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER has 1 sense: 1. a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal
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