To prospective donors,
Hi, I’m Dr Keilah Truscott, a medical scientist in Perth that’s helping to find a cure for the horrific disease Ebola.
As you already know, Ebola currently has no cure and my lab assistants and I are trying to find a cure for the virus, but we are running terribly low on funding so we can’t experiment with different medicines, therefore, we need your assistance. Hopefully we can become back on track soon.
This type of research requires lots various types of equipment that is quite expensive and as we are running low on funding, we can’t afford it at the moment.
By donating to research, we will be able to purchase up-to-date equipment and be able to get more experimenting in and hopefully find a cure soon. Also by donating …show more content…
Below is some more information about Ebola.
Yours sincerely, Dr Keilah Truscott.
Introduction to Ebola
Scientifically known as Zaire Ebolavirus, Ebola is an extremely deadly disease caused by 5 different strains that’s currently wiping out thousands of people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, West Africa. It was originally from primates and the first human case was discovered by Belgian doctor, Peter Piot. The virus was named after the Ebola River where the first outbreak was. The virus reproduces constantly, every 8 hours, and is destined to kill you. To find out what the Ebola virus’s cell looks like, see picture one.
What does Ebola do to you?
Ebola is one of the world’s most deadly diseases. It affects the tissue and organs of the body, such as the brain, liver, kidneys and intestines this is called systemic. The Ebola virus breaks down the infection fighting cells by releasing a bad protein and reproduces constantly in the collagen tissue and eventually digests the collagen up. It then breaks down the tissue and gives you blood clotting. You die by either loss of blood, kidney failure or shock. See picture two to see what Ebola does to the cells.
How can you catch …show more content…
The most common ways of catching Ebola are: handling the infected person’s blood or body fluids, disposing waste without gloves and also by touching the person anywhere on their body while they are still infected.
Ebola’s symptoms
The symptoms of Ebola are things that people can get anytime, such as: a fever, headache, joint and muscle pain, sore throat, diarrhoea, nausea, rash, stomach pain and intense muscle weakness. It can also lead to uncommon effects like: liver function, impaired kidneys and eternal bleeds of the ears, eyes, nose and mouth. The symptoms can last from 2-21 days and by the time the symptoms have stopped its very likely that you have Ebola. See picture three.
Can Ebola be cured?
Currently there is no cure for Ebola however; scientists are experimenting with a drug called Zmapp. Zmapp was originally tested on monkeys and proven successful. The first humans to try it were Doctor Kent Brantly, Nancy Writebol and William Pooley and all were successful. Zmapp was created by Canadians at the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory. Currently the drug has run out and should have another batch soon. See picture
Hi, I’m Dr Keilah Truscott, a medical scientist in Perth that’s helping to find a cure for the horrific disease Ebola.
As you already know, Ebola currently has no cure and my lab assistants and I are trying to find a cure for the virus, but we are running terribly low on funding so we can’t experiment with different medicines, therefore, we need your assistance. Hopefully we can become back on track soon.
This type of research requires lots various types of equipment that is quite expensive and as we are running low on funding, we can’t afford it at the moment.
By donating to research, we will be able to purchase up-to-date equipment and be able to get more experimenting in and hopefully find a cure soon. Also by donating …show more content…
Below is some more information about Ebola.
Yours sincerely, Dr Keilah Truscott.
Introduction to Ebola
Scientifically known as Zaire Ebolavirus, Ebola is an extremely deadly disease caused by 5 different strains that’s currently wiping out thousands of people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, West Africa. It was originally from primates and the first human case was discovered by Belgian doctor, Peter Piot. The virus was named after the Ebola River where the first outbreak was. The virus reproduces constantly, every 8 hours, and is destined to kill you. To find out what the Ebola virus’s cell looks like, see picture one.
What does Ebola do to you?
Ebola is one of the world’s most deadly diseases. It affects the tissue and organs of the body, such as the brain, liver, kidneys and intestines this is called systemic. The Ebola virus breaks down the infection fighting cells by releasing a bad protein and reproduces constantly in the collagen tissue and eventually digests the collagen up. It then breaks down the tissue and gives you blood clotting. You die by either loss of blood, kidney failure or shock. See picture two to see what Ebola does to the cells.
How can you catch …show more content…
The most common ways of catching Ebola are: handling the infected person’s blood or body fluids, disposing waste without gloves and also by touching the person anywhere on their body while they are still infected.
Ebola’s symptoms
The symptoms of Ebola are things that people can get anytime, such as: a fever, headache, joint and muscle pain, sore throat, diarrhoea, nausea, rash, stomach pain and intense muscle weakness. It can also lead to uncommon effects like: liver function, impaired kidneys and eternal bleeds of the ears, eyes, nose and mouth. The symptoms can last from 2-21 days and by the time the symptoms have stopped its very likely that you have Ebola. See picture three.
Can Ebola be cured?
Currently there is no cure for Ebola however; scientists are experimenting with a drug called Zmapp. Zmapp was originally tested on monkeys and proven successful. The first humans to try it were Doctor Kent Brantly, Nancy Writebol and William Pooley and all were successful. Zmapp was created by Canadians at the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory. Currently the drug has run out and should have another batch soon. See picture