: Spreads via direct contact with broken skin or mucous membranes and the bodily fluids (blood, saliva, sweat, vomit, feces) of an infected person. It also spreads via contaminated surfaces and materials.
The virus belongs to the Filoviridae family. There are six identified species, four of which cause disease in humans: : Spreads via direct contact with broken skin
: The most common and deadliest cause of outbreaks. Sudan virus ( Sudan ebolavirus ) . Bundibugyo virus ( Bundibugyo ebolavirus ) . Taï Forest virus ( Taï Forest ebolavirus ) . 🪵 Transmission : Spreads via direct contact with broken skin
The virus is zoonotic, meaning it spreads from animals to humans, and can subsequently spread through human-to-human transmission. : Spreads via direct contact with broken skin