伊波拉病毒問題 :

1. In Congo, Zaire (Ebola is the name of a river where the disease first appeared)
2. 318 people were infected, of which 280 died. Fatality rate was 88% for that outbreak.
3. Zaire, Sudan, Reston and Ivory Coast.
4. Direct or indirect contact with secretions of infected patient (blood, needles, door knobs, etc.)
Aerosol transmission (spread of Reston virus was documented), there have been cases of undocumented human cases.
5. fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, and weakness, followed by diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain.
6. 2 to 21 days.
7. From 1976 to 2002, there were 18 outbreaks with 1643 human cases.
8. With the exception of a 1977 outbreak where the only patient died (100%), ebola outbreaks generally range from 50 to 90 % fatality. It is the disease with the highest fatality rate.
9. There are neither vaccines nor standard treatment. Generally, patients are given supportive therapy, balancing electrolytes and fluids.
10. EBOLA hemorrhagic fever.

References:
1. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/ebola/qa.htm
2. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/ebotabl.htm
3. http://www.brettrussell.com/personal/what_are_the_chances_.html
4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15588056&query_hl=12