Ebola Virus Disease
Ebola Virus- A Detailed Study
Ebola Virus is the newest virus which has become epidemic in West Africa and it is being that it is spreading throughout the world as people coming from that region are becoming carriers of the virus.
Going into the history if this virus, this virus was first detected in 1976, when it occurred simultaneously in the regions of Nzada, Sudan and Yambuku in Democratic Republic of Congo. It got its name from the Ebola River that flowed near the Yambuku village.
As per medical research, this virus belongs to the Family Filoviridae and Genus Ebolavirus. This genus has five 5 distinct species namely
Bundibugyo Ebolavirus (BDBV)
Zaire Ebolavirus (EBOV)
Reston Ebolavirus (RESTV)
Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV)
Tai Forest Ebolavirus (TAFV)
Out of the above mentioned species, BDBV, EBOV, and SUDV have been considered responsible for the recent epidemic outbreak in West Africa.
The Ebola virus spreads by contact. It enters the human body when it is transmitted though animals like chimpanzees, monkeys, who are either ill or dead because of this disease. Fruit bats are considered to spread the disease without getting infected by it. Spread by air has not been observed till now by scientists. Once transmitted to humans, it can be spread by any form of contact with infected person like physical contact, blood transfusion, through male semen. It can also occur in places like crematoriums where people come in contact with the body of the deceased person who had suffered from this disease. Also if one is travelling to Africa or conducting research on animals imported from Africa, there are chances that the person may get infected by the disease.
Once infected, the symptoms a person shows are
Rash
Red eyes
Sore throat
Cough
Chest pain
Difficulty in breathing and swallowing
These symptoms are followed by:
Headache
Fever
Weakness
Diarrhea and vomiting
Lack of appetite
In certain cases, internal as well as external bleeding was
Ebola Virus is the newest virus which has become epidemic in West Africa and it is being that it is spreading throughout the world as people coming from that region are becoming carriers of the virus.
Going into the history if this virus, this virus was first detected in 1976, when it occurred simultaneously in the regions of Nzada, Sudan and Yambuku in Democratic Republic of Congo. It got its name from the Ebola River that flowed near the Yambuku village.
As per medical research, this virus belongs to the Family Filoviridae and Genus Ebolavirus. This genus has five 5 distinct species namely
Bundibugyo Ebolavirus (BDBV)
Zaire Ebolavirus (EBOV)
Reston Ebolavirus (RESTV)
Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV)
Tai Forest Ebolavirus (TAFV)
Out of the above mentioned species, BDBV, EBOV, and SUDV have been considered responsible for the recent epidemic outbreak in West Africa.
The Ebola virus spreads by contact. It enters the human body when it is transmitted though animals like chimpanzees, monkeys, who are either ill or dead because of this disease. Fruit bats are considered to spread the disease without getting infected by it. Spread by air has not been observed till now by scientists. Once transmitted to humans, it can be spread by any form of contact with infected person like physical contact, blood transfusion, through male semen. It can also occur in places like crematoriums where people come in contact with the body of the deceased person who had suffered from this disease. Also if one is travelling to Africa or conducting research on animals imported from Africa, there are chances that the person may get infected by the disease.
Once infected, the symptoms a person shows are
Rash
Red eyes
Sore throat
Cough
Chest pain
Difficulty in breathing and swallowing
These symptoms are followed by:
Headache
Fever
Weakness
Diarrhea and vomiting
Lack of appetite
In certain cases, internal as well as external bleeding was