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Ebola Virus Disease: Emerging Outbreak


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1 Punjab Institite of Medical sciences Jalandhar, Punjab, India
 

Ebola Virus Disease or Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever is one of the highly fatal viral disease caused by ebola virus in humans. Mortality rate as high as 90% is reported. Virus is transmitted to humans through bats and other animals infected from bats. Although Ebola Virus Disease is reported since 1976 but currently West Africa is facing the largest outbreak of disease with danger of spread to other parts of the world. More than 5000 cases with mortality of more than 2600 cases has been reported till the end of 3rd quarter of year 2014. There is no specific treatment and vaccination available till date. Mainstay for managing patient is supportive care with early fluid resuscitation and symptomatic treatment. Our main target is to prevent human transmission by educating and supporting the community.

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Ebola Virus Disease, Mortality, Prevention, Human, Fever.
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Authors

Kusum Bali
Punjab Institite of Medical sciences Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Arwinder pal Singh
Punjab Institite of Medical sciences Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Bhavneet Kaur
Punjab Institite of Medical sciences Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Abstract


Ebola Virus Disease or Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever is one of the highly fatal viral disease caused by ebola virus in humans. Mortality rate as high as 90% is reported. Virus is transmitted to humans through bats and other animals infected from bats. Although Ebola Virus Disease is reported since 1976 but currently West Africa is facing the largest outbreak of disease with danger of spread to other parts of the world. More than 5000 cases with mortality of more than 2600 cases has been reported till the end of 3rd quarter of year 2014. There is no specific treatment and vaccination available till date. Mainstay for managing patient is supportive care with early fluid resuscitation and symptomatic treatment. Our main target is to prevent human transmission by educating and supporting the community.

Keywords


Ebola Virus Disease, Mortality, Prevention, Human, Fever.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/ijmds%2F2015%2F79869