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<headline><![CDATA[What makes Ebola so deadly]]></headline>
<stand><![CDATA[Ebola is a viral illness which infects through direct contact with blood or bodily fluids of a sick person or animal, or with contaminated objects. It leads to haemorrhage and organ failure and kills up to 90% of victims]]></stand>
<source><![CDATA[Source: University of Texas Medical Branch <font color="#000000">_______</font>Picture: Public Library of Science]]></source>
<txt0><![CDATA[<img align='left' src='images/redSquare.png' width='16' height='12' hspace='0' vspace='0' /><b>Infection:</b> Ebola genome contains four genes which together prevent <b><i>dendritic cells</i></b> – in skin, nose, lungs and digestive system – from
sending messages to trigger immune system]]></txt0>
<txt1><![CDATA[<img align='left' src='images/redSquare.png' width='16' height='12' hspace='0' vspace='0' /><b>Unchecked viral growth:</b> Virus spreads to cell types throughout body by binding <b><i>glycoprotein</i></b> to receptors<br>on cell surfaces]]></txt1>
<txt2><![CDATA[Viral<br>envelope]]></txt2>
<txt3><![CDATA[<b>VP40, VP24:</b><br>Proteins enable<br>virus reproduction]]></txt3>
<txt4><![CDATA[Nucleoprotein]]></txt4>
<txt5><![CDATA[Glycoprotein]]></txt5>
<txt6><![CDATA[RNA<br>genome]]></txt6>
<txt7><![CDATA[<font color="#FDC600" size="4">SYMPTOMS</font><br>Onset of illness is abrupt and is characterized by fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, red eyes, and weakness]]></txt7>
<txt8><![CDATA[<font color="#FDC600" size="4">CYTOKINE STORM:</font><br>Immune cells get caught in endless loop, releasing extreme levels of cytokines – proteins within cells which cause inflammation – and attracting yet more immune cells]]></txt8>
<txt9><![CDATA[<font color="#FDC600" size="4">SEPTIC SHOCK:</font><br>Infected cells detach from blood vessels, causing massive haemorrhage. Loss of blood leads to kidney and liver failure]]></txt9>
<txt10><![CDATA[<b>Blood vessel</b></br>Outer layer]]></txt10>
<txt11><![CDATA[Muscular<br>middle layer]]></txt11>
<txt12><![CDATA[Inner coat<br>of cells]]></txt12>
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