The Ebola Virus

Ebola or Ebola hemorrhagic fever; pathogen - Ebola virus. Infection route: direct contact with infected body fluid, skin or mucosal contact. (1) Reservoir: Unknown, it seems to live in the tropical rainforest of Africa and the western Pacific. General characteristics: This virus is polymorphic and has various forms of filaments. The virion has a diameter of 80 nm and a length of 970 nm. They consist of a spiral core shell and are surrounded by surface protrusions.

A wonderful piece of book on Ebola and Richard Preston's "Hot Spot"! Explanation of Ebola virus Ebola virus: Ebola virus is a complex object (it is an object, because the virus is not considered a living thing). The Ebola virus named after the Ebola River contains seven different proteins, of which only three have obscure objectives. The precise function of the other four proteins is yet to be known, but we know that they attack the immune system. As we all know, Ebola can fly to the host and is known to be fatal to both monkeys and humans. Like HIV, it destroys your immune system, making it resistant to Ebola, as well as resisting any other virus that may enter your body. Five different strains from the Ebola family were identified as Ebola Zaire, Sudan, Reston, Marburg and the latest (found in December 1995). Zaire is the most dangerous and kills 90% of the victims

There are five Ebola strains, each named after the country and region of Africa: Zaire, Sudan, Thai Forest, Bundi Buzi and Reston. Zaire Ebola virus is the most deadly virus with a mortality rate of 90%. During the recent epidemic of Ebola, this virus spread in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and so on. Scientists speculate that if a fox flies the Zaire Ebola virus may be brought into the city. What is more frightening is that I do not even know where the Spanish influenza came from. Because the Spanish media first reported, it is called "Spain flu". Influenza is very common and almost all of us are experiencing it at some stage in our life.

Ebola virus is a horrible disease. It is called hemorrhagic fever, which means that it can cause uncontrolled bleeding. If it occurs, its mortality rate is 50% to 90% ("Ebola Overview Virus" N. pag.). Ebola virus is a virus spreading to various organisms and hosts. The virus kills existing hosts when trying to jump to a new host. When the Ebola virus infects the body of the host, it attacks the internal organs by killing many body tissues while the host is still alive. Skeletal muscle and bone are the only parts of the body not attacked by Ebola virus. Ebola virus is an ugly disease called "perfect parasite because it turns almost all parts of the body into digested virus particle mucus" (Preston 72). Ebola virus is very destructive as it occupies and destroys the body.