Ebola virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBApr 20, 2023 · Ebola virus disease (EVD or Ebola) is a rare but severe illness in humans. It is often fatal. People get infected with Ebola by touching: infected animals when preparing, cooking or eating them ; body fluids of an infected person such as saliva, urine, faeces or semen
Ebola virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals (such as fruit bats, porcupines and non-human primates) and then spreads in the human population through direct contact with the blood, secretions ...
Ebola virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBJun 19, 2019 · Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) is a rare but severe, often fatal , often fatal illness, with a death rate of up to 90% in humans caused by the Ebola virus, a member of the filovirus family. Death rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks.
Ebola virus disease: Vaccines - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEB11 January 2020 | Q&A. Is there a vaccine against Ebola virus disease? Have these vaccines been used before? Why are the vaccines not given to everyone at risk in endemic areas? Who is eligible for the vaccine? Can children, pregnant and breastfeeding women be vaccinated? Can the vaccine cause adverse effects?
Ebola outbreak 2014-2016 - West Africa - World Health Organization …
WEBThe 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa was the largest Ebola outbreak since the virus was first discovered in 1976. This was the seventh outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease since its discovery. There were more cases and deaths in this outbreak than all others combined.
WHO makes new recommendations for Ebola treatments, calls for …
WEBAug 19, 2022 · The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first guideline for Ebola virus disease therapeutics, with new strong recommendations for the use of two monoclonal antibodies. WHO calls on the global community to increase access to these lifesaving medicines.
Ebola data and statistics - World Health Organization
WEBEbola data and statistics. This data set represents the best estimates of WHO using methodologies for specific indicators that aim for comparability across countries and time; they are updated as more recent or revised data become available, or when there are changes to the methodology being used.
Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa — The First 9 Months of the …
WEBOct 16, 2014 · Background. On March 23, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea. On August 8, the WHO declared the epidemic to be a “public...
Ebola virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBThe Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness which is often fatal if untreated. It first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, one in what is now Nzara, South Sudan, and the other in Yambuku, DRC.
WEBLearning objectives. Describe signs, symptoms, and transmission of Ebola disease. List preventive and control measures. Describe main public health concern during an Ebola disease outbreak. Ebola disease is a severe, often fatal illness in humans.