Ebola

Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease and Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by ebolaviruses. Symptoms typically start anywhere between... Wikipedia

• Symptoms:  Fever, sore throat, muscular pain, headaches, diarrhoea, bleeding
• Complications:  shock from fluid loss
• Usual onset:  Two days to three weeks post exposure
• Causes:  Ebolaviruses spread by direct contact
• Diagnostic method:  Finding the virus, viral RNA, or antibodies in blood
• Differential diagnosis:  Malaria, cholera, typhoid fever, meningitis, other viral haemorrhagic fevers
• Prevention:  Coordinated medical services, careful handling of bushmeat
• Treatment:  Supportive care
• Medication:  Atoltivimab/maftivimab/odesivimab (Inmazeb)
• Prognosis:  25–90% mortality
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo