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ebola, ebola virus, ebola outbreak, ebola crisis.
A colourised transmission electron micrograph image of the Ebola virus.
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From UXL Encyclopedia of Science, edited by Amy Hackney Blackwell and Elizabeth Manar, 3rd ed., UXL, 2015.
A woman and her children from a family affected by Ebola relays how she has been rejected by her community.
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From Tribune Content Agency Photos, 2014.
A young woman washes her hands with a solution of chlorine and water. She came to hear about her family, who were infected by the Ebola virus during the outbreak in Sierra Leone in July 2014.
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From UXL Sustainable Living, edited by Jason M. Everett, vol. 3, UXL, 2016.
The gorilla faces threats to its population in the tropical forests of central Africa from hunters and disease, including the Ebola virus.
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From UXL Endangered Species, edited by Kathleen J. Edgar, 3rd ed., vol. 1: Mammals, UXL, 2016.
A sign warning visitors of an Ebola outbreak, 2013.
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Ebolavirus, genus of viruses in the family Filoviridae, certain members of which are particularly fatal in humans and nonhuman primates. In humans, ebolaviruses are responsible for Ebola virus disease (EVD), an illness characterized primarily by fever, rash, vomiting, diarrhea, and hemorrhaging. The name given to the viruses and the disease they cause is derived from the Ebola River, a tributary of the Congo River in central Africa, where the majority of EVD epidemics have occurred. The most severe outbreak on record was the Ebola outbreak of 2014, which devastated communities in western Africa.
A firsthand view of the fight against the deadly Ebola virus and its impact on victims and the medical staff treating them.