Taxonomy: Order Mononegavirales; Family Filoviridae; Subfamily Filovirus

Morphology: Long filamentous shape; helical nucleocapsid; enveloped; 80 nm in diameter

Genome: ssRNA; monopartite; linear; negative sense; replication and assembly in cytoplasm;

• Peon of the Ebola clan. In humans, only causes subclinical infection.

Attack:

• Prefers endothelial cells via G-P targeting.. Enter cell stealthily through endocytosis, replicates in the cytoplasm, and nucleocapsids accumulate to form inclusion bodies. Can become aerosolized, as it escaped from Reston, VA Virus Penitentiary.

Outcome:

• Produces inapparent infection in humans; can be fatal in cynomolgus monkeys

Speed:

• Onset of infection sudden; incapable of killing

Vaccines:

• None available (nor necessary)

Behavioral:

• Wear protective clothing; contain the area where virus present airtight and sealed

Treatment:

• None, a subclinical infection

• Flip a coin. If "heads," virus mutates and becomes deadly like Ebola-Zaire. Opponent suffers hemorrhagic fever and dies. If "tails," virus does no harm and you incapacitate with neutralizing antibodies.