Article: Ebola Virus Infection

Ebola Virus Infection

What Is Ebola?

How Common Is Ebola?

Is Ebola Contagious?

What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Ebola Virus Infection?

How Is Ebola Treated?

Can Ebola Be Prevented?

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Ebola hemorrhagic (e-BO-luh heh-muh-RAH-jik) fever is a rare viral disease that causes severe bleeding and results in death in up to 90 percent of those infected.

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Ebola appeared without warning in late 2000 in the northern district of Gulu in Uganda, Africa. Health workers responded quickly, caring for people infected with the disease and isolating them so that ...

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