Epidemic Outbreaks Of The Ebola Virus

.Ebola is also known as the “ Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever.” The epidemic became a severe disease in humans and nonhumans since 1976. An infection with the Ebola Virus is the cause for disease. Originally, Ebola was named after a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) in Africa. Africa became one of the first areas where Ebola occurred. Four strains of the Ebola Virus recognized as diseases in humans were Ebola- Zaire, Ebola- Sudan, Ebola- Ivory Coast, and Ebola- Reston. “The fourth, Ebola- Reston, has caused disease in nonhuman’s primates, but not in humans “(J. Parker and P. Parker 2003). Paul Farmer says “Ebola is more a symptom of a weak healthcare system than anything else “(Renwick 2014). In some ways, researchers have considered that the patient would become affected through interaction with an infected animal.
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Furthermore, the periodic outbreaks of the Ebola caused the death rate to sky rocket higher than normal. Keep in mind, that there are steps that everyone could take in an effort of risk factors, symptoms, and prevention. Individuals could be affected by the Ebola Virus exposure due to direct contact with the blood and the secretions of an infected person. The reason why the virus was able to spread rapidly through families, and friends of infected persons in the effort to feed or care for them. Also you can be exposed to the virus through objects such as needles, which were contaminated with infected