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1 Some Ebola Basic Science Paul Bunge, MD, FACP October, 2014

2 Ebola EM

3 Some Thing We Know From US and Russia From Outbreaks in Congo, etc Studies in the lab, on Monkeys Vaccines and Drugs

4 Ebola Replication

5 Enveloped (easier to disinfect, but can get in mucous membranes) VP35 = interferon antagonist VP24 = interferes with interferon signaling

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7 In the liverIn the skin

8 Kuhn JH, Calisher CH, ed. Filoviruses A Compendium of 40 Years of Epidemiological, Clinical, and Laboratory Studies. New York: Springer Wien, 2008: 411 pp.

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10 Clinical Microbiology and Infection. July, 2011. 17(7): 964–976.

11 Results IgM early as 2 days Viral antigen 3d to 7-16 days after onset (no symptoms, no virus) Immune system suppressed Adrenal axis suppressed Bleeding <50%, with low platelets and liver dysfunction

12 www.drbunge.com


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