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è â Ebola Species
- 6 species â Zaire most deadly (50-90% mortality)
- Sudan ebolavirus 2nd most concerning
- Reston (non-pathogenic to humans)
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è â Reservoir
- Fruit bats (Rousettus + others) â Ebola + Marburg
- Non-human primates intermediate
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è â Transmission
- Direct body fluid contact
- Sexual transmission post-recovery (weeks-months)
- Vertical
- Healthcare-associated
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è â Clinical Phases
- Febrile (days 1-5)
- GI (vomiting + diarrhea + dehydration)
- Hemorrhagic (~ 50% severe cases)
- Shock + multi-organ failure
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è â Treatment
- Supportive care foundation
- Inmazeb (REGN-EB3) + Ebanga (mAb114) â FDA 2020 â first effective specific treatments
- Remdesivir less effective than mAbs (PALM trial)
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è â Vaccines
- Ervebo (rVSV-ZEBOV) â single dose, ring vaccination strategy, Zaire only
- Zabdeno + Mvabea (Janssen) â 2-dose heterologous prime-boost preventive
- WHO stockpile for emergency
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è â Marburg
- Same family (Filoviridae)
- Rousettus aegyptiacus (cave-dwelling fruit bat) reservoir
- 2024 Rwanda outbreak ongoing
- No licensed vaccine; candidates in 2025 emergency rollout
- Similar clinical to Ebola; mortality 23-90%
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è â Post-Ebola Syndrome
- Survivors
- Uveitis, arthralgia, neuro, hearing loss
- Viral persistence in immune-privileged (eye, brain, testis)
- Sexual transmission risk
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è â Infection Control
- BSL-4 for handling
- Strict PPE + monitored donning/doffing
- Safe burial practices
- Contact tracing + monitoring
- Ring vaccination