Ebola Sudan ; Median unit lengths of EBOS virions range from 974 to 1063 nm (1)
Ebola Zaire ; Median unit lengths of EBOZ virions range from 990 to 1086 nm (1)
Ebola Reston ; Median unit lengths of EBOR virions range from 1026 to 1083 nm
(1)
Ebola Phylogenetic Tree
Image from Georges-Courbot. "Isolation and Phylogenetic
Characterization of Ebola Viruses Causing Different Outbreaks in Gabon
."
Signs and Symptoms of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EHF):
- Fever (90%-100%) (2)
- Headache (40%-90%) (2)
- Chills (3)
- Myalgia/arthralgia (40%-80%) (2)
- Malaise (75%-85%) (2)
- Pharyngitis (20%-40%) (2)
- Loss of appetite (3)
- Vomiting (59%) (1)
- Hematemesis (10%-40%) (2)
- Non-bloody diarrhea (81%) (1)
- Blood fails to clot (71%-78%) (1)
- Abdominal pain (60-80%) (2)
- Dry and sore throat (63%) (1)
- Chest pain (83% of EBO-S infected patients; uncommon in EBO-Z infected
patients) (1)
- Hemorrhagic diathesis (71%-78%) (1)
- Maculopapular rash (5%-20%) (2)
- Hiccups (15 %) (1)
- Hepatic damage
- Renal failure
- CNS involvement (infrequently) (1)
- Terminal shock
- Lymphopenia
- Severe thrombocytopenia
- Transaminase elevation
- Hyperamylasemia
During the convalescent stage:
- Loss of memory
- Central nervous system disorders
- Loss of hair
