And while scientists don't know all the details of how Ebola works in the body, they have learned some of these details. In fact, they work in standard virus fashion (see How Viruses Work for details), hanging around in some sort of reservoir or host and waiting for a vulnerable cell to come along so they can infect it. The virus is pretty impartial and will infect a wide range of cell types in our bodies. The genetic information stored in the RNA codes for only seven proteins (the molecules in the cell do most of the work in the organism), as compared to about 20,000 for humans. So that means when tissue damage occurs in other parts of the body, those proteins aren't available to do their clotting work, resulting in uncontrolled bleeding. For fatal cases, death occurs six to 16 days after the onset of symptoms. The latter include fever and achiness to start, leading to rash, bloody diarrhea, vomiting, money news and in many cases, massive internal and external bleeding. A small handful exist, including some well-known diseases such as dengue fever and yellow fever. But only a handful of each were built, all basically prototypes. Just like other viruses, once Ebola infects our cells, it triggers the release of a bunch of different types of chemicals that cause the terrible symptoms associated with the disease (more on those later).

One version of this protein binds to host cells, so the virus can enter and replicate, and the other version is released from infected cells and may play a role in suppressing the immune system. One of these proteins is suspected to be the superpower of the villainous Ebola: glycoprotein. Their blood starts to clot all throughout their bodies and that quickly exhausts the supply of proteins that handle clots. After that early infection, it travels to the lymph nodes, spleen and liver through the blood. But early on, Ebola typically invades cells associated with our immune systems, namely monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells. Associated Press. "2 Paintings Stolen From Zurich Museum Didn't Get Far." New York Times. There are the Zaire and Sudan strains, which are the most deadly for humans, as well as the Bundibugyo and Tai Forest varieties, which have only been seen a few times. While Marburg is thought to have also originated in Africa, it has killed humans in Europe, as well as Africa. That's where four of these Ebola species originated. When Ebola enters a human it hangs out seemingly harmless for two to 21 days (typically four to 10), until the symptoms start appearing.

This less prevalent virus is a close cousin of Ebola. But the dangers of working with this virus make learning more about it quite challenging. Since treatment options are often unavailable in outbreak areas (more on that later), it's safest to just stay away from the virus. These hemorrhagic fevers are largely found in tropical areas of the world, and the viruses are known to be carried by ticks, mosquitoes and rodents. The Ebola virus is related to the viruses that cause measles and mumps, the paramyxovirus family. As you may have guessed, Ebola is a BSL-4 agent. This means the background wouldn't have to be drawn in every time. Ebola acts quickly, but causes a lot of pain and suffering in its victims during that time. While Ebola is the best-known and most deadly of hemorrhagic fevers, it's by far not the most common out there. At this point, unless there is a known outbreak, the disease can often be confused for many other types of illnesses. And given the most common location of infection is in Africa, malaria is often the first disease that health care workers diagnose. The organisms are all classified under one of four biological safety levels (BSLs), with one being the least scary to four being assigned to agents that can cause life-threatening disease and may be airborne.

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