CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -It is caused by an infection with a group of viruses within the genus Ebolavirus: Ebola virus (species Zaire ebolavirus )

Detailed explanation-2: -Ebola is caused by infection with a virus of the family Filoviridae, genus Ebolavirus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ebola is caused by a virus caught from wild animals. It spreads from person to person when you touch infected body fluids, such as semen, saliva, blood, poo, pee and vomit. There have been outbreaks of the virus in Central and West Africa in the past.

Detailed explanation-4: -African fruit bats are likely involved in the spread of Ebola virus and may even be the source animal (reservoir host). Scientists continue to search for conclusive evidence of the bat’s role in transmission of Ebola.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ebola virus is introduced into the human population through contact with blood, organs, or other bodily fluids of an infected animal. The first human EVD case in the West Africa outbreak (2014 to 2016) was likely infected via exposure to bats.