Ebola virus: A global public health menace: A narrative review

Ebola virus: A global public health menace: A narrative review

Ebola virus disease (EVD), a fatal viral hemorrhagic illness, is due to infection with the Ebola virus of the Filoviridae family. The disease has evolved as a global public health menace due to a large immigrant population. Initially, the patients present with nonspecific influenza-like symptoms and...

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Main Authors: Shamimul Hasan, Syed Ansar Ahmad, Rahnuma Masood, Shazina Saeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Ebola virus
oral manifestations
public health menace
symptomatic therapy
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=7;spage=2189;epage=2201;aulast=Hasan
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Summary:Ebola virus disease (EVD), a fatal viral hemorrhagic illness, is due to infection with the Ebola virus of the Filoviridae family. The disease has evolved as a global public health menace due to a large immigrant population. Initially, the patients present with nonspecific influenza-like symptoms and eventually terminate into shock and multiorgan failure. There exists no specific treatment protocol for EVD and only supportive and symptomatic therapy is the line of treatment. This review article provides a detailed overview of the Ebola virus; it's clinical and oral manifestations, diagnostic aids, differential diagnosis, preventive aspects, and management protocol.
ISSN:2249-4863

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