An Online Survey to Assess Awareness of Ebola Virus Disease

Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by Ebola virus (EV). The virus belongs to the family Filoviridae and has a mortality rate of 20 to 90% in humans (1). Although EV was first discovered by Peter Piot following an outbreak of disease in 1976 (2), the 2014 epidemic has been much more extensive and disastrous. The reasons for such a significant death toll in the countries affected could be the low socioeconomic conditions that exist in the countries of endemicity, high rates of illiteracy, and overall unpreparedness in terms of facilities needed to provide care for the sick.

Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - July 24, 2015 Category: Microbiology Authors: Hindol Maity, Rithu Paul Stansilaus, Anjana Krishan, M. Riya, Vahid Rajabali Zadeh, Piya Paul Mudgal, Govindakarnavar Arunkumar Tags: Case Report Source Type: news