The content of the two zip files must be extracted before use and the folder html part 2 must be placed inside the folder exe part 1 to reassemble the cdrom. Ebola response guidance and recommendations for first responders. Reston is the only filovirus that does not cause severe disease in humans, though can. Ebola is also known as ebola virus disease evd or ebola hemorrhagic fever ehf. Steps practitioners should take in the event of a person with possible ebola virus disease evd making first contact with their service. Progress of vaccine and drug development for ebola preparedness. Ebola virus convalescent plasma is a promising antiinfective treatment of ebola virus disease. Ebola can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees. There are five ebola subspecies, four of which are known to cause the disease. Ebola, previously known as ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with one of the ebola virus strains. Polymerase chain reaction pcr is one of the most commonly used diagnostic methods because of its ability to detect low levels of ebola virus. Ebola is a filovirus belonging to the virus fa mily called.
We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have it up and running again soon. Realtime, portable genome sequencing for ebola surveillance. Overview of needs and requirements for the ebola response. Our conversation is based on his case study of an ebola virus outbreak in. Ebola virus disease evd is a severe, often fatal, viral disease. Ebola, previously known as ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a rare and often fatal disease caused by infection with one of the ebola virus strains. Ebola virus is transmitted from human to human via direct contact with infected body fluids or indirectly by contact of contaminated surfaces. The outbreak in 2014 in guinea, sierra leone and liberia is the largest in history.
Ebola viruses are found in several african countries. If you have problems viewing pdf files, download the latest version of adobe reader. The ebola virus causes an acute illness, which is often fatal. The service you were trying to reach is temporarily down. Quick facts ebola virus disease evd is transmitted by direct contact with blood and body fluids of someone who has symptoms of disease, including fever, headache, body aches, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Ebola is caused by infection with a virus of the family filoviridae, genus ebolavirus. Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report. Pcr methods can detect the presence of a few virus particles in small amounts of blood, but the ability to detect the virus increases as the amount of virus increases during an active infection.
Yamin et al used data on daily viral load among survivors and nonsurvivors during the 20002001 ugandan outbreak and found that nonsurvivors had the highest risk for transmitting the virus later in the course of the disease. Genome sequencing in viral outbreaks is desirable to. In humans, the virus attacks many parts of the body and causes a. The 2014 ebola virus disease outbreak in west africa has been the largest in recorded history. Ebola virus has been associated with epidemics in africa and is capable of causing severe disease in humans. The ebola virus disease epidemic in west africa is the largest on record, responsible for over 28,599 cases and more than 11,299 deaths 1. Ebola can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates. Therefore, we developed and implemented a pathogenreduced ebola virus convalescent plasma concept. Ebola virus disease evd is caused by the ebola virus, an rna virus that was first identified in 1976. Avoid contact with bed clothes from patient with ebola or soiled clothing. Ebola hemorrhagic fever, or ehf, and is a disease caused by a group of viruses known as ebola viruses. Ebola response guidance and recommendations for first.
Ebola is a filovirus belonging to the virus fa mily called filoviridae from the latin, filum meaning thread the only other member of this virus family is marburg virus which causes a similar illness. Ebola response guidance for emergency medical services. Ebola virus disease evd general information what is ebola virus disease. Genetic and rare diseases information center gard an.
If available, change into scrubs before donning ppe in order to prevent any disposal of personal clothing or uniforms. The name ebola is actually the name of a river found in the democratic republic of congo near where some of the first cases were identified. That document offers a plan for achieving and sustaining resilient zero in guinea, liberia and sierra leone through actions to be undertaken by ebolaaffected communities and national authorities, with support from the international community. Hospital staff should have individual gowns, gloves, masks and goggles. Currently, there are evd outbreaks in several western african nations, including guinea, liberia, sierra leone and parts of nigeria. Communities affected by ebola should make efforts to ensure that every body is well informed about the disease. Ebola was first identified in 1976 near the ebola river in the country now known as the democratic republic of the congo. For language access assistance, contact the ncats public information officer. During this ebola epidemic, the media has focused much attention to the magnitude of the problem in west africa but has also overplayed the potential for an ebola virus pandemic as patients have been transported for treatment to the united states and europe causing panic and paranoia in the population. Ebola virus disease evd is an infectious disease that is spread through humans when blood or bodily fluids urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, and semen from a person infected with ebola come into direct contact through broken skin or mucous membranes such as eyes, nose, or mouth with another. Nh department of health and human services ebola response guidance for ems division of public health services 2 november 3, 2014 don appropriate ppe. Framework for phase 3 of the ebola outbreak response. Ebola spotlight emerging infectious diseases journal cdc.
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