Ebola Presentation.pptVIP

Ebola 　Xiaohua　YU 2008 /tools/health_and_wellness/ebola.jpg Ebola Family: Filoviridae Ebola and Marburg are only 2 known members Genus: Ebolavirus Named after the Ebola River where it was first found Species: Multiple different species. Commonly named after region of outbreak Examples: Zaire ebolavirus Sudan ebolavirus Reston ebolavirus Ivory Coast ebolavirus Ebola Phylogenetic Tree Structure Filovirus: like other members of this family, Ebola is thread-like in structure Variable shapes “U” shaped Coiled Circular Branched /docs/photos/Ebola/em_ebola.jpg Size Ebola virion is typically 80n