What exactly is Ebola, and how does it kill people?

Question: What exactly is Ebola, and how does it kill people?
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  disease,
  ebola,
  kill
Asked by Zara Haleem to Anna, Hayley, Iain, Rebecca on 15 Jun 2015.
- anon answered on 15 Jun 2015:
  
  Ebola is a disease caused by a virus. Its symptoms are similar to those caused by flu. It kills people because it attacks the liver and the kidney and it leads to low blood pressure by making you lose lots of fluid. A very nasty disease…

Question: What exactly is Ebola, and how does it kill people?