title: [Modern threat of Ebola virus].
abstract: Since the detection of Ebola virus in 1976. recorded 13 major epidemics in Africa. The current threat in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone absorbs another victims and threatened pandemic. Picture of the disease is initially very non-characteristic (influenza-like symptoms) and quickly leads to dehydration, shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome, which is responsible for high mortality. Lack of effective antibiotic therapy and vaccine hampers the existing situation. For this reason, there is an absolute necessity to introduce regimes sanitation, quarantine at the suspects and maintain the highest safety measures for emergency responders. Developed procedures require absolute compliance.
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Płusa
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000453:epidemiology; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D058873:Pandemics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011790:Quarantine; D012769:Shock / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate