Is there a cure or treatment for ebola?

Ebola Virus: Currently there is not a cure for Ebola virus. The patient may be hospitalized, placed in isolation & provided intensive care measures such as: oxygen, medication to maintain blood pressure, blood transfusions (platelets or fresh blood), intravenous fluids & electrolytes & treatment of co-existing infections. Zmapp is a biopharmacuetical drug that is being used experimentally for Ebola.

None yet: Currently there is no actual treatment and no vaccine. There are some promising leads and these will no doubt be fast tracked. Current victims, with the best of care, are given whatever physiological support that is available in the hopes that their immune system can combat the virus and prevent death.

Some measures: "Supportive care" is the best treatment. Basically treat the symptoms as they appear with; -Intravenous fluids (IV) and electrolytes -Maintaining oxygen status and blood pressure [Symptoms=vomiting, diarrhea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases bleeding] Some experimental immune and drug therapies have been administered to Westerners that contracted the virus.

Currently nothing: There are some promising leads which will take a while to perfect. A number of pharmaceutical houses and scientists are studying this and there is signficant reward for the best solution. Anti-ebola measures were not considered important until the current epidemic.

No Cure.: Currently there is not a cure for Ebola virus. The patient may be hospitalized, placed in isolation & provided intensive care measures such as: oxygen, medication to maintain blood pressure, blood transfusions (platelets or fresh blood), intravenous fluids & electrolytes & treatment of co-existing infections. Zmapp is a biopharmacuetical drug that is being used experimentally for Ebola.