Ebola Virus Disease

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affects humans
nonhuman primates
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:EVD
gptkb:Ebola_hemorrhagic_fever
gptkbp:category gptkb:disease
zoonosis
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Ebolavirus
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Peter_Piot
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1976
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Sudan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ebola Virus Disease
gptkbp:ICD-10_code gptkb:A98.4
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 2 to 21 days
gptkbp:mortalityRate 25% to 90%
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ebola_River
gptkbp:notableOutbreaks gptkb:2014–2016_West_Africa_Ebola_outbreak
gptkb:2018–2020_Kivu_Ebola_epidemic
gptkbp:prevention avoid contact with infected individuals
safe burial practices
use of personal protective equipment
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern declared by WHO in 2014
gptkbp:regionMostAffected gptkb:Central_Africa
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:relatedVirus gptkb:Bundibugyo_virus
gptkb:Reston_virus
gptkb:Sudan_virus
gptkb:Taï_Forest_virus
gptkb:Marburg_virus
gptkbp:reservoirName fruit bats
gptkbp:symptom fever
internal bleeding
vomiting
diarrhea
headache
muscle pain
rash
impaired kidney function
impaired liver function
gptkbp:transmission contact with infected animals
contact with contaminated surfaces
direct contact with bodily fluids
gptkbp:treatment supportive care
experimental antivirals
rehydration
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable gptkb:rVSV-ZEBOV
gptkbp:WHOClassification gptkb:Viral_hemorrhagic_fever
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EVD
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6