The Ebola virus is described as a group of viruses that cause a deadly kind of hemorrhagic fever. The term "hemorrhagic fever" means it causes bleeding inside and outside the body.

The Ebola virus infecting and killing people in West Africa is the worst recorded outbreak, according to the World Health Organization. The first case of Ebola in a patient diagnosed in a U.S ...

The Ebola virus causes viral hemorrhagic fever, which according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), refers to a group of viruses that affect multiple organ systems in the ...

1. What is the Ebola virus's survival rate? The average Ebola survival rate is about 50 percent, according to the World Health Organization, but it varies greatly, in part because of the different ...

Yes, Ebola is a scary infectious disease. But the first thing you should know is that it’s not very contagious – “Common sense and observation tell us that spread of the virus via coughing ...

The Ebola virus is spread from person-to-person through contact with bodily fluids. The virus has been previously detected through lab testing in blood, semen, vaginal secretions, ...

World Health Organization, "What we know about transmission of the Ebola virus among humans," Oct. 6, 2014. World Health Organization, "Frequently asked questions on Ebola virus disease," Aug. 8, 2014 ...

Ebola Virus Uses Tunneling Nanotubes as an Alternate Route of Dissemination. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023; 228 (Supplement_7): S522 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad400; ...