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On 20 April 2018, a laboratory accident led to a single worker being exposed to the Ebola virus, though he did not develop symptoms. [99] [100] 2022 DRC: EBOV 5 5 An outbreak in DRC began on April 23, and has killed 100% of those infected. [101] 2022 DRC: EBOV 1 1 A single case was confirmed in North Kivu. [102] 2025 Uganda: SUDV 9 1
Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by ebolaviruses. [1] Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three weeks after infection. [3] The first symptoms are usually fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and headaches. [1]
In March 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a major Ebola outbreak in Guinea, a western African nation, [1] the disease then rapidly spread to the neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone with smaller outbreaks occurring in Senegal, Nigeria, and Mali; the resulting West African Ebola virus epidemic is the largest Ebola outbreak (cases and deaths) ever documented.
No proven Ebola virus-specific treatment presently exists; [314] [315] however, measures can be taken to improve a patient's chances of survival. [316] Symptoms usually begin with a sudden influenza-like illness characterised by feeling tired, and pain in the muscles and joints. Later symptoms often include severe vomiting and diarrhoea.
Ebola virus disease in the U.S. Map of Ebola cases and infrastructure throughout the U.S. Cases contracted in the U.S. 2: Cases first diagnosed in U.S. 4 [note 1] Cases evacuated to U.S. from other countries: 7 [1] Total cases: 11 [note 2] Deaths: 2 [2] Recoveries from Ebola: 9 [note 2] Active cases: 0
By RYAN GORMAN The surgeon being treated for Ebola has died at a Nebraska hospital only 48 hours after arriving. Dr. Martin Salia, 44, who arrived Saturday from West Africa in dire health, was ...
What one nurse learned about humanity amidst the Ebola epidemic
Ebola virus has caused the majority of human deaths from EVD, and was the cause of the 2013–2016 epidemic in western Africa, [3] which resulted in at least 28,646 suspected cases and 11,323 confirmed deaths. [4] [5] Ebola virus and its genus were both originally named for Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), the country where it ...