Ebola Virus. For most people visiting countries in sub-Saharan Africa the risk of exposure to the Ebola virus is minimal. Ebola virus belongs to the Filoviridae family.
Ebola is terrifying for adults but even more so for children. Ebola virus formally called Zaire ebolavirus is a rare virus that infects humans and nonhuman animals such as pigs and other primatesIt is one among several viruses within the genus Ebolavirus. Ebola virus disease is a serious often fatal condition in humans and nonhuman primates.
The West African Ebola epidemic of 2014-16 affected 28616 people mainly in Guinea Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Ebola virus disease formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a rare and often deadly illness caused by the Ebola virus. It is caused by an infection with one of five known Ebola virus species four of which can cause disease in people. As the virus spreads through the. Ebola infectious disease caused by a virus of the family Filoviridae that is responsible for a severe and often fatal viral hemorrhagic fever.