Disease-
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever- also known as:
Green monkey fever
It's going to be the next AIDS virus.
There have been a few epidemics or outbreaks of this virus since it has been discovered. The first appearance of this deadly killer occurred in 1972 when a case surfaced in Tandala, Zaire, although it was not fatal. First actual outbreak of the virus took place in 1976 on Yambukou, Zaire. This original strain is known as Ebola Zaire. A total of 328 people were infected and 280 of those people became victims of the virus. The same year 284 cases were discovered and 141 became fatal
Bacterial or Viral?
It is a viral- study was inconclusive
Contact:
It is spread through close personal contact with a person who is very ill with the disease. Blood and body fluids contain large amounts of the virus. "Ebola's virulence may also serve to limit its spread: its victims die so quickly that they don't have a chance to spread an infection very far"
Harmful Affects:
"The......

Join Now to view the rest of this term paper!
Members: Login to view this research paper.

Title: Ebola
Approximate Word Count: 696
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

With the Term Papers Lab Membership Pass, you get instant access to every essay on this site, including this essay on Ebola, for as long as you remain a member.

Other essays sites charge almost $100 for a single term paper. At Term Papers Lab, you can get instant access to over 100,000 research papers for as little as $29.95!