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Ebola
Amir Ibrahim and Todd C. Lee
CMAJ October 21, 2014 186 (15) E589; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.141010
Amir Ibrahim
Division of Infectious Diseases (Ibrahim, Lee) and Division of General Internal Medicine (Lee), Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre; McGill Centre for Quality Improvement (Lee), Montréal, Que.
MDTodd C. Lee
Division of Infectious Diseases (Ibrahim, Lee) and Division of General Internal Medicine (Lee), Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre; McGill Centre for Quality Improvement (Lee), Montréal, Que.
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Ebola
Amir Ibrahim, Todd C. Lee
CMAJ Oct 2014, 186 (15) E589; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.141010
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- Ebolavirus is a filovirus that has caused sporadic outbreaks of disease; the current outbreak is the largest recorded
- Ebola presents with abrupt onset of fever and malaise
- Ebola is transmitted through contact with body fluids from patients
- No specific treatment is available; infection control remains the best option to prevent transmission
- Although Ebola should be considered in a febrile traveller returning from a zone at risk, other diagnoses must be investigated concurrently
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