Ebola

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Liberia
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Senegal
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Uganda
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:EVD
gptkb:Ebola_virus_disease
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel BSL-4
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Ebolavirus
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Peter_Piot
gptkbp:family gptkb:Filoviridae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1976
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Ebolavirus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ebola
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 2 to 21 days
gptkbp:mortalityRate 25% to 90%
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ebola_River
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:rVSV-ZEBOV
gptkbp:notableOutbreaks gptkb:2014–2016_West_Africa_Ebola_outbreak
gptkb:2018–2020_Kivu_Ebola_epidemic
gptkbp:order gptkb:Mononegavirales
gptkbp:prevention avoid contact with infected individuals
proper hygiene
use of protective equipment
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern declared by WHO in 2014
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Marburg_virus_disease
gptkbp:reservoirName fruit bats
gptkbp:symptom fever
vomiting
diarrhea
headache
muscle pain
rash
impaired kidney and liver function
internal and external bleeding
gptkbp:transmission contact with infected animals
contact with contaminated surfaces
direct contact with bodily fluids
gptkbp:treatment supportive care
experimental antivirals
rehydration
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable yes
gptkbp:WHOClassification gptkb:Viral_hemorrhagic_fever
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:disease
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4