Robert A Fowler, Thomas Fletcher, William A Fischer, Francois Lamontagne, Shevin Jacob, David Brett-Major, James V Lawler, Frederique A Jacquerioz, Catherine Houlihan, Tim O'Dempsey, Mauricio Ferri, Takuya Adachi, Marie-Claire Lamah, Elhadj Ibrahima Bah, Thierry Mayet, John Schieffelin, Susan L McLellan, Mikiko Senga, Yasuyuki Kato, Christophe Clement, Simon Mardel, Rosa Constanza Vallenas Bejar De Villar, Nahoko Shindo, Daniel Bausch
The largest ever Ebola virus disease outbreak is ravaging West Africa. The constellation of little public health infrastructure, low levels of health literacy, limited acute care and infection prevention and control resources, densely populated areas, and a highly transmissible and lethal viral infection have led to thousands of confirmed, probable, or suspected cases thus far. Ebola virus disease is characterized by a febrile severe illness with profound gastrointestinal manifestations and is complicated by intravascular volume depletion, shock, profound electrolyte abnormalities, and organ dysfunction...
October 1, 2014: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine