Dan-Thanh Nguyen Biology 402 March 20, 2012
Symptoms: Fever Sore throat Weakness Headache Muscle aches Diarrhea Vomiting Severe hemorrhaging
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Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) Sudan Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Reston Bundibugyo
Nucleoprotein Virion protein 35 Virion protein 40 Virion protein 30 Virion protein 24 Glycoprotein Soluble glycoprotein polymerase
Hepatocytes Endothelial cells Dendritic cells Monocytes Macrophages
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