2014 Ebola Epidemic in Guinea and the United States Amy Riddell Kaplan University HS311 Unit:1 Assignment Professor Daniel Gilmore November 16, 2015 Ebola, previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is an exceptional and fatal disease caused by an infection with one of the Ebola virus strands that claimed an estimated 2,482 lives in Guinea, Africa alone in 2014 (Johnston, 2015). It made its first recorded appearance in 1976 near the Ebola River, which is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The symptoms, similar to the well-known flu, consists of fever, severe headache, body aches, loss of physical strength, lethargy, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, and unexplained hemorrhaging. These symptoms can appear anywhere from…
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston is a non-fiction novel about the origin of Ebola and its effects on people and the outbreak of Ebola in a monkey house. Preston also goes into details about the symptoms of Ebola and the different strains of Ebola,which are Ebola Zaire, Ebola Reston, and Ebola Sudan. Preston really informs about the dangers of Ebola and what it can do to the human body and what must be done to prevent the virus from spreading around the world and causing an epidemic. Undoubtedly this novel gives us true facts that would help us in the future if we were ever to come across this virus in the future.…
Ebola can have a fatality rate of up to ninety percent. In his novel, The Hot Zone, Richard Preston describes Ebola as, “a kind of obscenity you see only in nature, an obscenity so extreme that it dissolves imperceptibly into beauty.” The virus spreads through all bodily fluids, including blood, vomit, feces, saliva and sweat. Male patients who have recovered from the virus can even pass it on through their semen up to seven weeks after recovery (Elliot). The current outbreak in West Africa has caused the death of over a thousand people, and is one of the most devastating Ebola outbreaks ever.…
Because of this, reaction to Ebola was very slow and people died before the CDC (Center of Disease Control) and the Doctors without Borders got involved. When they got here they noticed that Ebola is transmittable by bodily fluids, for example, blood, saliva, or even just simple touching someone that is effected can transfer Ebola. Which made is infect many since in their tradition when someone dies they wash, touch and kiss the body of the deceased. After contamination of Ebola, victims’ acquire a fever, then muscle or joint pain, then a skin rash and finally vomiting blood and bloody diarrhea. In the documentary, Frontline: Ebola Outbreak, a camera group travels to Sierra Leone, the country at the heart of the Ebola outbreak.…
The book begins in the East African country, Kenya. The author illustrates the death of a French man due to a virus called Marburg. Preston explains the man’s symptoms in great detail, in order to show the reader how one single virus can be a predator with the potential to kill off a large population. Later, the author takes the reader on a journey through more terrifying breakouts over time and ultimately highlights on an outbreak of the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus and the Ebola Zaire, which struck dozens of villages as the result of the use of dirty needles at a medical clinic. Preston later focusses on many scientists and military personnel who dedicate their lives researching hot agents while wearing space suits These people are desperate and hopeful in eventually…
This infections spreads through the body, and is very deadly. If you are a healthy person and have a strong immune system, your chances on getting this is very low. To stop the infection you have a very short time because of how fast it spreads.…
When studying information about hot viruses, such as Ebola, one will find a rather small collection of resources to choose from. The limited amount of research that has been done could be an influential factor of why little is known about these predators of mankind. Furthermore, medical professionals require more knowledge about hot viruses in order to better contain them. Throughout the years, researchers have been able to gain more information with the advancements in technology and have even developed experimental solutions. Whether these solutions are making a positive impact on the world, is still up to debate.…
In March of 2014 the world was notified that there were numerous cases of ebola arising in West Africa. For millions of people this was the first that time that they had heard of this disease. However, in 2014, what had once been a problem only seen in African was now spreading into European countries and the United States. As a result numerous countries and nongovernmental organizations worked together to treat the thousands of people suffering from ebola. Now, nearly two years later, the world is beginning to recover from one of its most severe epidemics.…
It is the largest and most complex outbreak of the disease since it has been discovered. There have been more deaths in this outbreak than all others combined. From africa it has spread to many others such as guinea,and liberia which have very weak health systems. Now, how do you get ebola? Well, Fruit bats are believed to be most known for carrying EVD without being affected by it.…
There are several challenges with the Ebola virus, as well as, risks of transmission. Many are familiar with the outbreak of the Ebola virus in 2014 because it reached the U.S., and the threat of the epidemic spreading across our country was frightening. Some challenges with Ebola include protecting healthcare workers and improving infection control, which is key to stopping an epidemic (Determining Risks of Ebola Transmission in Healthcare and Community Settings, 2014). These are two key challenges because healthcare workers are an important link to the community, as well as, effective infection control.…
The Spread of Ebola in West Africa Nancy V. Jaime National University Abstract The Ebola virus has become an epidemic spreading throughout West Africa including Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. The Ebola virus has killed thousands of people and infected millions of families including children. The natural reservoir for Ebola virus is derived from fruit bats and the transmission to humans is likely to be from bush meats, and direct human contact via bodily secretions (blood, saliva, semen, breast milk) (Parkes-ratanshi; Ssekabira; Crozier, 2014). Their is no treatment, no vaccines, and no cure for the Ebola virus.…
This is a highly contagious infection. It affects mainly teenagers and young adults. Some local epidemics in college dormitories, boarding schools and military bases have been related to this virus. There is a vaccine to help reduce the occurrence of this infection.…
Ebola disease is one the deadliness diseases in world. It caused the death of numbers of people in Guinea and other countries. Indeed, it is in March 2014 that Ebola Outbreaks occurred for the first time in Guinea; especially in the forest region, before spreading through all over the country, mainly in the Capital…
Most people know that there is no cure for it and it has already killed thousands, but few know why. What makes Ebola so scary is that it mutates at a very rapid pace much influenza except that it can lead to death in a few days. It also has a variety of symptoms that can be gastrointestinal, respiratory, and neurological. These are then labeled as malaria, typhoid fever, dysentery, influenza or various bacterial infections, which are all much more common diseases in Africa. These diseases take between 2 and 21 days to diagnose, while Ebola can kill its host 6-16 days after the first symptoms.…