With a kill rate of more than 90% of the people it infects, the Ebola virus belonging to the family Filoviridae causes severe internal bleeding (hemorrhage). Though humans are not known to be carriers of the virus, it has been known to spread through direct contact with the virus in the laboratory or by contact with body fluids of infected patients, which could be blood, bodily secretions or feces. With initial symptoms of high fever, the viral attack usually spreads with instances of sore throat, bloody nose (Epistaxis ), bleeding from lungs (Hemoptysis ). The virus takes it name from the Ebola River in Congo basin where is said to have been discovered in 1976. Epidemics have occurred in African countries including Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Gabon. It has been found that a protein attacks the endothelial cells causing the blood vessels to break and cause hemorrhage. Since there is no specific cure for this deadly disease, the common treatment regime is more specific to prevent its spread, which includes isolation of the infected patient, protective clothing and proper disinfection of all instruments used, since the virus can also spread with contact with surgical instruments like needles etc.