Ebola virus: questions, answers, and more questions

Cleve Clin J Med. 2014 Dec;81(12):729-35. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.81gr.14007.

Abstract

Ebola virus causes a hemorrhagic fever with a high case-fatality rate. Treatment remains supportive although a variety of specific treatments are still in the early stages of investigation. This report reviews the clinical virology of Ebola virus, the reported proposed treatments, and the current outbreak.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ebolavirus
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / diagnosis*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / etiology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / therapy
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / transmission
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nigeria
  • Travel