Ebola(EBOV)

﻿Ebola(EBOV)

**The Common and Scientific name of this disease.** This disease is commonly known as Ebola, the scientific name for this disease is Ebola Hemorrhagic fever.

﻿**What Causes it? How is it transmitted?** ﻿Ebola is caused by getting an infection of Ebola Virus. Researchers believe that the virus lives in an animal host in Africa. Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with other people who have Ebola or any other body fluids.

The symptoms of Ebola are Fever, Sore throat, Weakness, Severe headache, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Dehydration, Dry hacking cough, and stomach pain.TheTh The start of the symptoms happening is called the Ebola incubation period, it lasts as short as 2 days or as long as 21 days. Ebola is deadly, The Ebola virus was first found out with an outbreak of 318 cases of a hemorrhagic disease in Zaire. Of the 318 cases, 280 of them died quickly.
 * ﻿What are the symptoms? How long do they last?Is it deadly? **


 * Can it be cured?If so, how?If not, is there any way that we can at least treat it? **
 * ﻿ **There is no found cure for Ebola, the only cure for Ebola is time. Healthcare supporters can only offer supportive care, like Good nursing care, Oxygen and devices that help breathing, Intravenous(IV) fluids to maintain fluid and electrolytes, Medications to control fever, help the blood clot, and maintain blood presure, and also antibiotics to prevent secondary infections.

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