The Ebola Virus

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are the viruses
responsible for causing viral hemorrhagic fevers. All forms of virus of
viral hemorrhagic fever begin with fever and muscle aches. These diseases
usually progress until the patient becomes very ill with respiratory
problems, severe bleeding, kidney malfunctions, and shock. The conclusions
of the viral hemorrhagic fever can range from a mild illness to death
(www.cdc.gov/nci..brochures/ebolainf.html, 1995).
Ebola viruses are spread though close personal contact with a
person who is very ill with the disease. Usually the wide spread action of
the virus takes place among hospital care workers or family members who
were aiding an infected person. Ebola can spread by the reuse of hypodermic
needles, which occurs frequently in underdeveloped countries like Zaire and
Sudan, but it is unlikely to become infected by close contact with persons
infected who show no symptoms (MacKenzie, 1995).
The Ebola virus spreads through the blood and is replicated in
organs, including the ...

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