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Ebolavirus
Also translated as Ebola virus, this is a highly unusual viral infection. In 1976, after its discovery in the Ebola River in southern Sudan and Guinea (formerly known as Zaire), it garnered widespread attention and significant concern from the medical community, earning the name "Ebolavirus." It is a common term used to refer to a group of viral infections belonging to the Ebolavirus genus within the Filoviridae family. This virus is a highly contagious viral infection that can cause Ebola virus hemorrhagic fever in humans and primates, with a high fatality rate ranging from 50% to 90%. The primary causes of death include stroke, myocardial infarction, hypovolemic shock, or multiple organ failure.Ebolavirus is a potent virus that triggers hemorrhagic fever in humans and primates, known as Ebola virus hemorrhagic fever (EBHF), which is currently the most deadly viral hemorrhagic fever in the world. The symptoms experienced by infected individuals are strikingly similar to those caused by Marburg virus, another member of the Filoviridae family, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin discoloration, body aches, bleeding, fever, and more.
The initial symptoms of Ebolavirus infection resemble those of a common cold or flu: fever, loss of appetite, headache, and sore throat. This progresses to body aches, persistent abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. The immune system is severely compromised, leading to the rupture of tiny blood vessels throughout the body. This results in bleeding from the eyes, lips, ears, and other orifices, as well as potential capillary ruptures in the digestive tract and other internal organs. The whites of the eyes turn bright red, blood appears in feces and diarrhea, and large blood blisters form in the subcutaneous tissue. Most patients ultimately succumb to multi-organ failure, bleeding, or shock, typically occurring between 8 and 17 days after the onset of symptoms.
