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. 2014 Nov;6(11):549-52.
doi: 10.4103/1947-2714.145458.

Ebola virus infection: what should be known?

Viroj Wiwanitkit  1
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Ebola virus infection: what should be known?

Viroj Wiwanitkit. N Am J Med Sci. 2014 Nov.

Abstract

Ebola virus infection is the present global consideration. This deadly virus can result in a deadly acute febrile hemorrhagic illness. The patient can have several clinical manifestations. As a new emerging infection, the knowledge on this infection is extremely limited. The interesting issues to be discussed include a) the atypical clinical presentation, b) new diagnostic tool, c) new treatment, and d) disease prevention. Those topics will be discussed in this special review.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Ebola; Presentation; Prevention; Treatment.

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