Ebola Virus Disease

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. First identified in the middle 1970s in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola virus is named after one of Congo's rivers, and is known to cause an often-fatal hemorrhagic disease in humans and primates, such as monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees. According to World Health Organization, Ebola viruses are causing death in 25-90% of all clinically ill cases in Africa, the predominant treatment remaining supportive therapy, as there is no approved Ebola therapy yet. Recently, Canadian researchers have announced a breakthrough in the treatment of the Ebola disease, after succeeding in curing several monkeys infected with the Ebola virus. Learn more about Ebola disease, its signs and symptoms in this book.