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A family of viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever. Filoviruses have single-stranded RNA as their genetic material. Ebola virus and the Marburg virus are both filoviruses. French: Filoviridae. Spanish: Filoviridae.
Identification of a specific disease at an early stage in the natural history of the disease. French: dépistage précoce; dépistage précoce. Spanish: detección precoz.
The first case in a family or other defined group to come to the attention of the investigator. French: cas repère; cas de référence. Spanish: caso índice.
Sensitive analytical technique in which an enzyme is complexed to an antigen or antibody; a substrate is then added which generates a colour proportional to the amount of binding. French: essai immuno-enzymatique; test ELISA; essai d'immuno-absorption enzymatique ELISA; Spanish: análisis de ...
Any departure, subjective or objective, from a state of physiological or psychological wellbeing. In this sense sickness, illness and morbid condition are similarly defined and synonymous; can be measured in terms of 3 units: a) persons who were ill; b) the illnesses (periods or spells of illness) ...
WHO's approach to risk communication in outbreaks, with the objective of rapid promotion of outbreak control and mitigation of social disruption [...]
The US agency charged with tracking and investigating public health trends. French: Centres pour le contrôle et la prévention des maladies (CDC). Spanish: Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC).
Disease that is normally absent from a community or present at a low-to moderate level but which can suddenly become epidemic.
