Ebola was first discovered in 1976 in two African countries- Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo. Democratic Republic of Congo had a river named the Ebola River. The Ebola virus was later named after that river where in a nearby village had an outbreak of the disease. The Ebola virus is also known as Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever. Genus Ebolavirus has five distinct species which include Bundibugyo Ebolavirus, Zaire Ebolavirus, Reston Ebolavirus, Sudan Ebolavirus, and Tai Forest Ebolavirus (WHO | Ebola Virus Disease, 2014). Each species of Ebola are associated with outbreaks in different regions most residing in Africa, but two of which were found in the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China. The symptoms of the Ebola virus include:
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The incubation period is anywhere from 2-21 days. A person remains contagious until they exhibit no more symptoms of the virus and even then, a man’s semen can still carry the virus for many weeks after his symptom’s have subsided
Up until early August there were no recorded human cases of Ebola in the United States. But when a sick doctor and a missionary that were doing relief work in Liberia contracted Ebola, the doctor and missionary were allowed to come home to the United States to be given treatment (Rubin, August 21,2014). The missionary was released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia on August 19th and the doctor was released on August 21st from Emory. Both missionary and doctor were deemed “cured” of the Ebola virus.
The outbreak of the Ebola virus in Africa has begun to get worse. On August 8th WHO released a statement that the outbreak in Western Africa was a public health emergency and that it was of international concern (Rubin, August 21, 2014). As of this month, there have been over 1300 deaths in Africa due to the Ebola virus, this is the largest outbreak to date (Rubin, August 21,
The incubation period is anywhere from 2-21 days. A person remains contagious until they exhibit no more symptoms of the virus and even then, a man’s semen can still carry the virus for many weeks after his symptom’s have subsided
Up until early August there were no recorded human cases of Ebola in the United States. But when a sick doctor and a missionary that were doing relief work in Liberia contracted Ebola, the doctor and missionary were allowed to come home to the United States to be given treatment (Rubin, August 21,2014). The missionary was released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia on August 19th and the doctor was released on August 21st from Emory. Both missionary and doctor were deemed “cured” of the Ebola virus.
The outbreak of the Ebola virus in Africa has begun to get worse. On August 8th WHO released a statement that the outbreak in Western Africa was a public health emergency and that it was of international concern (Rubin, August 21, 2014). As of this month, there have been over 1300 deaths in Africa due to the Ebola virus, this is the largest outbreak to date (Rubin, August 21,