{"id":363110,"date":"2026-05-18T16:09:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=363110"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:39:51","slug":"ebola-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ebola-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebola Virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\"><strong>News<\/strong>: The WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency after 80 deaths.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Ebola Virus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363115\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-363115\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Al-Jazeera.jpg?resize=340%2C391&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ebola Virus\" width=\"340\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Al-Jazeera.jpg?resize=261%2C300&amp;ssl=1 261w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-Al-Jazeera.jpg?w=703&amp;ssl=1 703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Al Jazeera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ebola<\/strong>, previously known as <strong>Ebola hemorrhagic fever,<\/strong> is a <strong>rare and deadly disease<\/strong> caused by infection with one of the <strong>Ebola virus strains.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Ebola can <strong>cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates<\/strong> (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Pathogen:<\/strong> It is caused by <strong>viruses <\/strong>belonging to the<strong> Orthoebolavirus genus of the Filoviridae family.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ebola Virus Viral Strains:<\/strong> <strong>Six species of Orthoebolaviruses have been identified.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zaire, Sudan, Bundibugyo, and Ta\u00ef Forest viruses<\/strong> are known to cause <strong>disease in humans<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>while <strong>Reston and Bombali viruses have not caused disease in humans.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Natural Reservoir:<\/strong> <strong>Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family<\/strong> are considered the <strong>natural hosts<\/strong> of the Ebola virus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incubation period:<\/strong> The incubation period of Ebola disease ranges<strong> from 2 to 21 days,<\/strong> while <strong>symptoms usually begin within 5 to 15 days after<\/strong> exposure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transmission:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Animal-to-Human Transmission:<\/strong> The virus spreads through contact with infected wild animals such as <strong>fruit bats, monkeys, gorillas, porcupines, and forest antelopes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Human-to-Human Transmission<\/strong>: Infection spreads through <strong>direct contact with blood, secretions, organs, or other bodily fluids of infected persons.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Contaminated Materials:<\/strong> The disease also spreads through contaminated surfaces, clothing, bedding, and burial practices involving infected bodies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Symptoms:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Early Symptoms:<\/strong> Patients may develop fever, fatigue, headache, sore throat, muscle pain, and malaise.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Symptoms:<\/strong> Vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, rash, and impaired kidney and liver functions may appear later.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Severe Condition:<\/strong> Some patients may develop internal or external bleeding, confusion, irritability, and aggression.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diagnosis:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Laboratory Tests:<\/strong> Ebola infection is confirmed through <strong>polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay, ELISA<\/strong>, <strong>antigen detection tests,<\/strong> and virus isolation methods.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clinical Difficulty:<\/strong> Early symptoms resemble diseases such as malaria, typhoid, and meningitis, making diagnosis difficult.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Supportive Care:<\/strong> Early rehydration, fluid balance, pain management, and treatment of co-infections improve survival chances.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Approved Therapeutics:<\/strong> WHO recommends monoclonal antibodies such as <strong>mAb114 (AnsuvimabTM) and REGN-EB3 (InmazebTM) for Ebola virus disease.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Limitation:<\/strong> There is <strong>no approved treatment for Sudan virus disease or Bundibugyo virus disease.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prevention<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Avoid Direct Contact:<\/strong> People should avoid contact with infected persons, body fluids, contaminated objects, and infected wild animals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Isolation and Monitoring:<\/strong> Confirmed cases should be isolated immediately, while contacts should be monitored for 21 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PHEIC<\/strong> is the <strong>highest level of health alert issued by the World Health<\/strong> <strong>Organization<\/strong> under the <strong>International Health Regulations (IHR).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Governed by:<\/strong> PHEIC is <strong>governed under the International Health Regulations (IHR), 2005,<\/strong> which is a <strong>binding international legal agreement involving 196 countries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Criteria for Declaring a PHEIC:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Unusual or Unexpected Event:<\/strong> An outbreak qualifies as a PHEIC when the event is serious, sudden, unusual, or unexpected.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Risk of International Spread:<\/strong> The disease must have the potential to spread internationally and affect other countries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Need for Immediate International Action:<\/strong> The crisis may require urgent and coordinated international response to control the spread of disease.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scope Beyond Infections:<\/strong> A PHEIC is <strong>not strictly limited to viral or bacterial contagions.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0It can be <strong>triggered by critical exposure to chemical agents or radioactive materials<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency after 80 deaths. About Ebola Virus Ebola, previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with one of the Ebola virus strains. 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