Ebola -

The virus belongs to the Filoviridae family. There are six identified species, four of which cause disease in humans:

: The most common and deadliest cause of outbreaks. Sudan virus ( Sudan ebolavirus ) . Bundibugyo virus ( Bundibugyo ebolavirus ) . Taï Forest virus ( Taï Forest ebolavirus ) . 🪵 Transmission The virus belongs to the Filoviridae family

: Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are considered the natural hosts. Bundibugyo virus ( Bundibugyo ebolavirus )

: Patients are not contagious until they begin to exhibit symptoms. 🤒 Signs & Symptoms : Patients are not contagious until they begin

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

: Occurs through close contact with the blood, secretions, or organs of infected animals (such as bats, chimpanzees, or forest antelopes).