Lesson 20: Filoviridae Flashcards by MARY DOROTHY SAPINIT | Brainscape

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Filoviridae
Ebola and related viruses, and Marburg and related viruses

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Viruses within these groups cause severe, fatal diseases of humans that are
characterized as “hemorrhagic fevers” because of the spectacular diseases they
cause in affected humans.

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Filo

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These viruses infect primates and can be adapted to laboratory animals.
 Outbreaks in human populations are rare and geographically restricted to certain
parts of Africa. Cause of outbreak could be due to contact between humans and
a rodent virus reservoir.

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Filo

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