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There are two types of exposures that contribute to acquiring the Ebola virus. The first, primary exposure, is due to travel in an ebola endemic area. The second mode of transmission is contact with bodily fluids of an infected host. In addition, using unsterilized hospital equipment that came in contact with the virus. | There are two types of exposures that contribute to acquiring the Ebola virus. The first, primary exposure, is due to travel in an ebola endemic area. The second mode of transmission is contact with bodily fluids of an infected host. In addition, using unsterilized hospital equipment that came in contact with the virus. | ||
===Infectious dose and incubation=== | ===Infectious dose and incubation=== | ||
Upon invasion of host cells, the virus typically presents a 2-21 day incubation period. The infectious dose is very low; 1-10 aerosolized particles are sufficient to cause disease. | |||
===Epidemiology=== | ===Epidemiology=== | ||
Revision as of 17:13, 24 July 2013
Etiology
Taxonomy
I Order = [[ Mononegavirales ]] I Family = [[ Filoviridae ]] I Genus = [[ Ebolavirus ]] I Species = [[ Zaire ebolavirus ]] I
Description
Pathogenesis
Transmission
There are two types of exposures that contribute to acquiring the Ebola virus. The first, primary exposure, is due to travel in an ebola endemic area. The second mode of transmission is contact with bodily fluids of an infected host. In addition, using unsterilized hospital equipment that came in contact with the virus.
Infectious dose and incubation
Upon invasion of host cells, the virus typically presents a 2-21 day incubation period. The infectious dose is very low; 1-10 aerosolized particles are sufficient to cause disease.
Epidemiology
Virulence Factors
VP35
GP
Clinical features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Host Immune Response
References
References
Created by {Bhumi Patel}, student of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.
