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The Ebola Virus


INTRODUCTION

The most deadly killers on this earth are too small to see with the
naked eye. These microscopic predators are viruses. In my report, I will
answer many basic questions concerning one of the fastest killing viruses, the
Ebola virus. Questions such as "How does it infect its victims?", "How are
Ebola victims treated?", "How are Ebola outbreaks controlled?" and many others
related to this deadly virus.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Ebola virus is a member of the negative stranded RNA viruses known
as filoviruses. There are four different strains of the Ebola virus - Zaire
(EBOZ), Sudan (EBOS), Tai (EBOT) and Reston (EBOR). They are very similar
except for small serological differences and gene sequence differences. The
Reston Strain is the only one which does not affect humans. The Ebola virus
was named after the Ebola river in Zaire, Africa after its first outbreak in
1976.

STRUCTURE

When magnified by an electron microscope, the ebola virus......

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