Ebola Official

Ebola is a rare but severe, often fatal illness in humans and nonhuman primates caused by viruses within the genus Orthoebolavirus (formerly Ebolavirus ). First recognized in 1976 in simultaneous outbreaks in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) and South Sudan, it takes its name from the Ebola River. 🔬 Virology & Species

: Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are considered the natural hosts. Ebola is a rare but severe, often fatal

: The most common and deadliest cause of outbreaks. Sudan virus ( Sudan ebolavirus ) . Bundibugyo virus ( Bundibugyo ebolavirus ) . Taï Forest virus ( Taï Forest ebolavirus ) . 🪵 Transmission Ebola is a rare but severe

The virus is zoonotic, meaning it spreads from animals to humans, and can subsequently spread through human-to-human transmission. Ebola is a rare but severe, often fatal