Ebola Microscopy
This is the classic ebola virus, with curled payload at the head. [2/11/2009]
CDC biosafety decontamination booth
In this 2007 image, Centers for Disease Control microbiologist Dr. Thomas Stevens, Jr. was showering inside a Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory decontamination booth, prior to exiting the sealed confines of the BSL-4 lab. The process consists of a 4 minute, 5% Microchem wash, which is followed by a 3 minute rinse with water. See PHIL 10729 for another view of this activity. [9/23/2008]
CDC Biosafety Suit
This 2007 image depicted Centers for Disease Control microbiologists Dr. Thomas Stevens, Jr., and Dr. Amy Hartman, as they were in the process of suiting up in order to access the interior of the organization’s Biosafety Level-4 (BSL-4) laboratory. Dr. Stevens was attaching his supportive air hose, which would provide a supply of filtered, breathable air, as well as maintain positive air pressure inside his air tight orange suit. [9/23/2008]
Ebola Thin Section
This micrograph shows human liver tissue infected with the Ebola virus, the cause of Ebola hemorrhagic fever. CDC PHIL [1/4/2008]
Ebola SEM
This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicts a number of Ebola virions. CDC PHIL [1/4/2008]
Ebola Micrograph
This negative stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicts a number of filamentous Marburg virions, which had been cultured on Vero cell cultures, and purified on sucrose, rate-zonal gradients. Note the virus’s morphologic appearance with its characteristic “Shepherd’s Crook” shape; Magnified approximately 100,000x. CDC PHIL [1/4/2008]
Ebola Liver Tissue
This micrograph shows human liver tissue infected with the Ebola virus, the cause of Ebola hemorrhagic fever. CDC PHIL [1/4/2008]
Ebola Disinfection
This local Red Cross team is disinfecting a body bag of an Ebola patient in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995. CDC PHIL [1/4/2008]