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Ebola is a virus named after a river in Zaire where the first
major outbreak of the disease was recognized in 1976. The
ebola virus can ___1___
monkeys, apes and humans. The disease is ___2___
from individual to individual by direct contact ___3___
infected blood, body fluids or via ___4___
syringes and hypodermic needles. the symptoms of an ebola
___5___ include fever and
muscular aches which may ___6___
until the patient is critically ill. At this ___7___
, the patient will suffer from respiratory problems, ___8___
internal haemorrhaging, kidney problems and will then go ___9___
shock. Between 50 and 90 per cent of patients ___10___
from the ebola virus will succumb to death. ___11___
of ebola have occurred in various countries ___12___
sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Zaire. As there ___13___
no specific treatment and the rate of fatality is ___
14___ , the response to an
outbreak tends to be ___15___
with rapid quarantining of infected areas. |
