The green wormlike structures covering the blue cell in this image are individual Ebola virus particles. This is the virus that causes Ebola virus disease (EVD), also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever; ...
The Marburg virus, also known as the 'bleeding eye' virus, has claimed 15 lives in Rwanda. This highly infectious pathogen is similar to the Ebola virus, and causes bleeding from eyes, nose and mouth.