SUBDUCTION ZONES and ISLAND ARCS. Subduction Zones are where cool lithospheric plates sink back into the mantle. It takes about 50 my for the ocean lithosphere that formed in the hot (>1000C) environment at mid-ocean ridges to cool to an equilibrium state and sink to its maximum depth below sea-level.
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a viral disease caused by Ebola virus that results in nonspecific symptoms (see symptom section of this article) early in the disease and often causes internal and external hemorrhage (bleeding) as the disease progresses.
How Ebola Kills: What The Deadly Virus Does To The Human Body. The Ebola virus was first detected in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, in 1976. It has resulted in at least 4,493 deaths this year in West Africa, where the deadliest outbreak of the virus is underway. Fever, vomiting, a raised rash and weight loss. These are the familiar symptoms of Ebola, a deadly virus currently wreaking havoc across West Africa. But what Ebola does to the human body at a molecular level is far more disturbing. The virus is a gruesome and meticulous killer â a microscopic Patrick Bateman.