Ebola (aug 24, 1976 – nov 13, 2018)

Description:

-Blood borne pathogen
-Zoonotic disease
-Most likely from people eating bushmeat
-Spread person to person by contaminated blood in funeral practices and in caring for the sick
-Mortality rates can reach 90%
-One of the deadliest viruses in the last 100 years
-First identified human case in Africa in 1976
-Deadliest strain being the Zaire ebolavirus
-Has R0 of 1-4
-Body still highly contagious even after death
-No specific treatment available, only supportive care, earlier treatment means better outcomes
-11310 confirmed deaths in the 2014-2016 west Africa outbreak