Compare And Contrast Ebola And Guinea Worm

Diseases exist all across the world. More importantly, a disease is a condition that impairs the body from functioning properly. Both diseases are commonly found in third world countries, due to poor water quality, sanitation, air quality, and lack of health professionals. Ebola and the Guinea Worm (Drancunculiasis) are two diseases that have made their way into the news recently. The two diseases are relatively similar, but also differ in a few different ways. There is supporting biomedical research being done to eradicate both of these diseases. Both of these diseases are serious illnesses and are affecting thousands of families each year across the world, causing a spread of panic among health professionals.
Ebola likely originated in Africa. How it is now becoming a world-wide virus is by spreading through direct contact with bodily fluids, needles, and other objects that are contaminated with the virus. Although the disease is more commonly spread from human to human it can be spread through animals as well. Furthermore, the disease is commonly known to spread through wild animals such as hogs, mosquitos, and bats. However, unlike Ebola the Guinea worm is a parasitic worm that feeds off another organism to survive. In comparison to the Guinea worm it is relatively similar, because it’s not limited to just humans. As a matter of fact your dog …show more content…
Unfortunately, secondary complications that arise from the virus are untreatable. More importantly, people who are infected with the virus are only contagious when showing symptoms and aren’t long-term carriers. Once an individual actually recovers from Ebola, there is a slight immunity established, usually preventing against a second infection. Consequently there is not a complete vaccination for Ebola, so there is no way to protect a community of people from the virus unless the person infected is isolated from the