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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13876| Title: | Ebola : from Yambuku to the US, Italy, Switzerland and... |
| Other Titles: | Editorial [The Synapse, 13(4)] Ebola |
| Authors: | Ellul, Ian C. |
| Keywords: | Ebola virus disease Hemorrhagic fever |
| Issue Date: | 2014 |
| Publisher: | Medical Portals Ltd. |
| Citation: | Ellul, Ian, C. (2014). Ebola : from Yambuku to the US, Italy, Switzerland and.... The Synapse, 13(4), 3 |
| Abstract: | Ebola virus disease or Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease of humans and other primates caused by one of the five species of the Genus Ebola virus i.e. Bundibugyo, Zaire, Reston, Sudan and Taï Forest. The Pteropodidae family of fruit bats are considered to be the natural reservoir of the Ebola virus. In lay man’s terms, the virus interferes with the endothelial cells lining the interior surface of blood vessels and coagulation. As the blood vessel walls become damaged and the platelets are unable to coagulate, patients succumb to hypovolemic shock. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/13876 |
| Appears in Collections: | The Synapse, Volume 13, Issue 4 The Synapse, Volume 13, Issue 4 |
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