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GALARZA QUIROZ, Noemi Aidee et al. Ebola: Epidemic in the twenty-first Century. Rev Cient Cienc Méd [online]. 2014, vol.17, n.2, pp.39-43. ISSN 1817-7433.

Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus, which belongs to the Filovirus famiia affects both animals and humans, this last become accidental hosts of the virus. There are currently 4 Filoviridae species of the family, of which the most deadly for the human species is the Zaire Ebola virus. Transmission occurs by direct contact with infected animal or human tissue itself by eating them. The symptoms appear after a short incubation period (2-21 days), studying with fever, malaise, headache, vomiting and diarrhea and bleeding generalized.

Palavras-chave : Filoviridae Infections; Ebolavirus; Epidemics.

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