BombFanatic Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Why is it so deadly. What vital organs does it attack. I want to know! Thanks ---Diego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herpguy Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I'm not entirely sure, but the virus may attack the kidney and liver. Try a google search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakdos Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhiannon Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 ebola causes all the organs to shut down and melt causing you to bleed from all available openings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr d Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 hello ebola is a hemoragic (hope i spelled that right), hemo relating to blood. a main side effect of the virus is that it causes hemoraging (bleeding) in soft tissue. soft tissue includes your major organs. virus easily spread through out the blody in the circulator-blood system, and when it invades an organ quickly attacks it and internal bleeding begins. this is bad. mr d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombFanatic Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 So you bleed to death? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr d Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 hello no you do not usually bleed to death. the hemorraging destroys the organ's ability to function, and they begin shutting down. mr d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prion Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 basically your insides turn to mush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombFanatic Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 Thats gotta suck. But how come people in the U.S. have gotten it if it originated in Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr d Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 hello why worry about a virus in africa? suggest watching a movie from a few years ago called 'outbreak' with dustin hoffman. science is not quite right, but will give you a peek at why people are concerned whenever an 'outbreak' happens. mr d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDiViNiTix Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 if u wanna learn about ebola, i suggest reading the book The Hot Zone...it tells u everything u need to kno about the ebola basically...and its effects and everything...its a GREAT book to read and i definitely recommend it to those with curious minds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I think the virus attacks endothelial cells that line blood vessels, causing the bleeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettina Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 if u wanna learn about ebola, i suggest reading the book The Hot Zone[/u']...it tells u everything u need to kno about the ebola basically...and its effects and everything...its a GREAT book to read and i definitely recommend it to those with curious minds... It was the scariest book I ever read in my life.... Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearfeather Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 The ''good'' thing in Ebola virus is that it has very short incubation time, and killes its host very fast. This facts help to prevent the epidemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkepticLance Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 To quote the Wiki reference posted by cat. Ebola hemorrhagic fever is potentially lethal and encompasses a range of symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea, general body pain, internal and external bleeding, and fever. Mortality rates are generally high, ranging from 50% - 90%, with the cause of death usually due to hypovolemic shock or organ failure. It is also worth noting that the probable carrier is bats, and possibly the very common fruit bat. Outbreaks appear kind of 'out of the blue' with no warning. It may be due to a person killing a fruitbat for food, and getting bat blood in contact with an open wound. Once one person goes down, it is easily transmitted to others. This makes it hard to control. As long as there are bats flying around, there will be Ebola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antimatter Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I'm not entirely sure what organs it attacks, but if you want to a read a particularily disturbing and informative book on the subject, I can recommend 'The Hot Zone' by Richard Preston. I read the book in 4th grade, and have been traumatized by it ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 That book was already suggested in this thread... 5 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 "why worry about a virus in africa?" Because it's about 8 hours away by airplane. I hope that was a rhetorical question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antimatter Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Ah I'm sorrry, I must have missed it, my bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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