ebola virus

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Introduction

Hemorrhagic fever virus.

Pathology

Genetics

a filovirus: linear non-segmented, - strand RNA virus

80 nm in diameter, up to 14,000 nm in length

2 viral proteins

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

* safety precautions in handling specimens

* Ebola Virus One-Step recalled due in inaccuracy

Management

More general terms

Additional terms

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
  2. UCLA Department of Pathology, Lecture series, Jan 7, 2002
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidance for U.S. Laboratories for Managing and Testing Routine Clinical Specimens When There is a Concern About Ebola Virus Disease. http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/healthcare-us/laboratories/safe-specimen-management.html