Ebola+Cynthia



Ebola is the virus Ebolavirus (EBOV), and the name of the disease is Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF)
 * 1) The common and scientific name of the disease.



Ebola is caused by infection with Ebola virus. Doctors and researchers do not know exactly know how the Ebola virus is spread. However, they believe that the first patient becomes infected through contact with an infected animal. This virus could be spread from human to human by direct contact with the blood or secretions of an infected person.
 * 1) What causes it? How is it transmitted?

The incubation period for Ebola is between 2 to 21 days. The symptoms of Ebola at first are having a fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, and weakness, then diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. It is also following by rash, red eyes, hiccups and internal and external bleeding may also occur. Death may occur within 7 to 16 days.
 * 1) What are the symptoms? How long do they last? Is it deadly?



This disease couldn’t be cured. There are no drugs or medicine to fight against this virus. The best way to reduce and prevent transmission in an outbreak is through using gloves and masks in a proper way, with gloves being changed after every patient. It is also important to sterilize all the equipment used.
 * 1) Can it be cured? If so, how? If not, is there any way that we can at least treat it?

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