Case Reports Microbiology 2023 Exercise 2: Ebola Virus Disease: A Case Presentation of Infection

Authors

Adekunle Sanyaolu, PhD

Federal Ministry of Health - Abuja, Nigeria

Aleksandra Marinkovic, MD, MS; Stephanie Prakash, MD

Saint James School of Medicine – Anguilla

Priyank Desai, MD

American University of Saint Vincent School of Medicine - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Jasmine Mangat, MD

Caribbean Medical University Curacao Campus - Willemstad, Curaçao

Nasar Khan, MD

Windsor University School of Medicine - Saint Kitts and Nevis

Amarachi Ekeh, MD

Avalon University School of Medicine - Willemstad, Curaçao

Chuku Okorie, MBBS, MPH

Union County College - Plainfield, New Jersey

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants,  Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

·         describe the causative agent, risk factors, and transmission of Ebola virus;

·         discuss the clinical presentation of patients with Ebola infection;

·         discuss the global epidemiology of Ebola;

·         discuss the pathogenesis of Ebola; and

·        describe the implications of the Ebola virus on transmission, diagnosis, prevention, control, treatment/management, and vaccination.