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Ebola and the Ophthalmologist
The recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa has captured the world's attention. Ebola virus disease is a multisystem hemorrhagic fever with remarkably high mortality. Patients typically present with high fever and flu-like symptoms, progressing to diarrhea, vomiting, and disseminated hemorrhage with multisystem organ failure. Overall mortality is greater than 40%, with most patients dying within 1 month of contracting the virus. As of August 2015, there have been more than 27 000 reported cases worldwide resulting in more than 11 000 deaths, with more than 10 000 of these cases occurring during the 2014 to 2015 epidemic.
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