Ebola Virus
Date Submitted: 02/12/2002 15:13:38
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 7 pages (1947 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 7 pages (1947 words)
Ebola
In the world today, there are many known deadly viruses, but few present as great a threat as Ebola. Key factors in understanding Ebola HF include: Its history, plan of attack, and the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
The Ebola virus is a member of the negative stranded RNA viruses known as filoviruses. The Ebola virus is closely related to the Marburg virus. Both are members of a relatively new family of viruses …
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