Ebola

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humans. The most recent strain discovered is the Tai. It was identified by Dr. Bernard Le Guenno in 1995. It was discovered in the Ivory Coast of west Africa in the Tai Forest. A Swiss researcher was the first to contract this strain he survived the infection.
There are many differences betweent these strains. Reston does not cause illness in humans but does in monkeys it is also suspected to be airborn whee other strains are not transmitted by air. Their structures are quite similar in shape but have different gene sequences in places and properties.

They pretty much have the same symptoms. Depending on the virus the patient may become very ill with resperatory problems, severe bleeding, kidney problems and shock. They may develop fever, chills, headaches, muscle aches, and loss of appitite. As the disease progresses vomiting, bloody diareha, abdominal pain, sore throat, and chest pain may occur. The blood then fails to clot and patients bleed from ...

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