Typically Ebola virus infection runs its
course within 14 to 21 days. Infection initially presents with nonspecific
flu-like symptoms such as fever, myalgia. As the infection progresses, patients
exhibit severe bleeding and coagulation abnormalities, including
gastrointestinal bleeding, rash such as lymphopenia and neutrophilia. Cytokines
are released when cells encounter the virus, which can contribute to
exaggerated inflammatory responses that are not protective. Damage to the liver
that leads to The virus eventually infects
microvascular cells and compromises vascular integrity. The terminal stages of
Ebola virus infection usually include diffused bleeding.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Typically Ebola virus infection runs its
course within 14 to 21 days. Infection initially presents with nonspecific
flu-like symptoms such as fever, myalgia. As the infection progresses, patients
exhibit severe bleeding and coagulation abnormalities, including
gastrointestinal bleeding, rash such as lymphopenia and neutrophilia. Cytokines
are released when cells encounter the virus, which can contribute to
exaggerated inflammatory responses that are not protective. Damage to the liver
that leads to The virus eventually infects
microvascular cells and compromises vascular integrity. The terminal stages of
Ebola virus infection usually include diffused bleeding.
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