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Why has there been and Emerging in Infectious diesease?

There has been an increase over the past 20 years, because of newly ID'd microorgs, drug resistance and spreading to new geographic locations

7 Factors in ID emergence?

1-Behavior? 2-Climate change 3-bacteria resistance 4-breakdown of PH 5-technology 6-internat. travel 7-terrorism

4 Factors promoting Zoonotic emergence?

1-Increased human susptibility 2- Poverty 3- Over antibiotic 4- War/Famine/Nat Disaster

Define: Zoonotic Diseases

Caused by new or unknowagents in places/animals prev. unknown

How do we prevent Ebola?

1-Avoid contact 2-Raise awareness 3-Use PPE 4-Safe dead disposal 5-survery that shizz

Ebola PDF- What was the EBV case fatality rate?

70.8%

Ebola PDF- What was the incubation period?

11.4 days

Ebola PDF- What were the study dates?

Jan 5th-Sept 14th, with weekly surveylence of incidence

Ebola PDF- Why did the authors specualte that the EBV in this outbreak is same as any other, but lager in mass?

Because the attributes of the affected populations and because control efforts have been insufficient to halt the spread of infection