埃博拉病毒是一种能引起人类和灵长类动物产生埃博拉出血热的烈性传染病病毒,死亡率在50%至90%之间,致死原因主要为中风、心肌梗塞、低血容量休克或多发性器官衰竭。病毒以非洲刚果民主共和国的埃博拉河命名(该国旧称扎伊尔)。2014年2月埃博拉疫情开始爆发于西非,截至8月17日已造成2240人感染,1229人 Ebola virus is a potent infectious virus that causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever in humans and primates. The mortality rate is between 50% and 90%. The main causes of death are stroke, myocardial infarction, hypovolemia Shock or multiple organ failure. The virus is named after the Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country formerly known as Zaire. The Ebola outbreak began in West Africa in February 2014, causing 2,240 infections and up to 1229 people as of August 17