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Ebola

What is Ebola?

Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD), is a type of hemorrhagic fever. It is a rare and often deadly disease. It can be caused by several different types of Ebola viruses. There are occasional outbreaks of Ebola, and they mostly occur in Africa.

How does Ebola spread?

Researchers believe that the virus first spreads from an infected animal to a human. Ebola can then spread from human to human through direct contact with:

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  1. Ebola (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is Ebola? Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD), is a type of hemorrhagic fever. It is a rare and often deadly disease. It can be caused by several ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ebola.html - Health Topics
  2. Ebola virus disease 
    Ebola is a severe and often deadly disease caused by a virus. Symptoms include fever, diarrhea, vomiting, bleeding, and often, death. Ebola can occur in humans and other primates (gorillas, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001339.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Hemorrhagic Fevers (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... by four families of viruses. These include the Ebola and Marburg, Lassa fever, and yellow fever viruses. ... Some VHFs cause mild disease, but some, like Ebola or Marburg, cause severe disease and death. VHFs ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hemorrhagicfevers.html - Health Topics
  4. Ebola virus (image) 
    Ebola is a deadly disease caused by a virus. The 2014 outbreak has occurred mainly in West ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17160.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)  
    ... Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) Prevention Treatment Ebola and Marburg Vaccines Diagnosis Treatment Researching Ebola in Africa Information for Researchers Eczema Causes & Triggers ...
    https://www.niaid.nih.gov/.../chronic-granulomatous-disease-cgd - Videos
  6. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)  
    ... Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) Prevention Treatment Ebola and Marburg Vaccines Diagnosis Treatment Researching Ebola in Africa Information for Researchers Eczema Causes & Triggers ...
    https://www.niaid.nih.gov/.../severe-combined-immunodeficiency-scid - Videos
  7. Ebola - Multiple Languages 
    ... Are Here: Home → Multiple Languages → All Health Topics → Ebola URL of this page: https://medlineplus.gov/languages/ebola.html Other topics A-Z Expand Section A ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/languages/ebola.html - Multiple Languages
  8. Biodefense and Bioterrorism (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... hours or days. Scientists worry that anthrax, botulism, Ebola and other hemorrhagic fever viruses, plague, or smallpox ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/biodefenseandbioterrorism.html - Health Topics
  9. Hanta virus (image) 
    Hanta virus is a distant cousin of Ebola virus, but is found worldwide. The virus is spread by human contact with rodent waste. Dangerous respiratory illness develops. Effective treatment is not ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17201.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Viral arthritis 
    ... chikungunya Cytomegalovirus Zika virus Adenovirus Epstein-Barr virus Ebola virus Note : This list is not all inclusive. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000416.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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