Ebola According to “Why it`s Not Enough to just Eradicate Ebola”, the United States plans to spend $6 billion fighting Ebola. Should other countries spend the same amount of money on preventing the spread of Ebola to other countries or should they leave it to Africa to handle the situation? Is it a good idea to spend all this money on something that could never happen in America again? Yes, the U.S. needs to take whatever steps necessary to stop the spread of Ebola. This is why the U.S. and other countries should enforce travel restrictions across the world to help stop the spread of Ebola. It is very difficult for this virus to spread, but it is so dangerous if you have the Ebola virus. All it takes is one doctor or nurse to travel to Africa
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The very first case of Ebola was named Zaire ebolavirus because of the country it came from called Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo(Outbreaks Chronology: Ebola Virus Disease). It was previously known as the Ebola hemorrhagic fever. There are five different species of the Ebola, Ebola Virus, Sudan virus, Tai Forest virus, Bundibugyo virus and Reston virus. It was first discover in 1976 neat the Ebola River.
Researchers believe that the virus is animal-borne and the most likely animal to start the virus was bats, though it is still not known for sure. In the 1967 outbreak it affected 318 people, but it resulted in 280 deaths in just one village. There is a 90 percent chance of death from this virus so that is why you must know symptoms and how not to get it.
Symptoms of Ebola are Fever, Severe headache, Muscle pain, Weakness, Fatigue, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Abdominal pain and Unexplained hemorrhage (CDC). Symptoms of Ebola can occur from 2 days up to 21. But average numbers of days are 8 to 10. Ebola is spread by coming in contact with other peoples body fluids. There is a possibility to get Ebola when coming in contact with any wildlife or nature that has been infected with Ebola, such as wild animals. There is no way to get Ebola through the air, water or food
The very first case of Ebola was named Zaire ebolavirus because of the country it came from called Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo(Outbreaks Chronology: Ebola Virus Disease). It was previously known as the Ebola hemorrhagic fever. There are five different species of the Ebola, Ebola Virus, Sudan virus, Tai Forest virus, Bundibugyo virus and Reston virus. It was first discover in 1976 neat the Ebola River.
Researchers believe that the virus is animal-borne and the most likely animal to start the virus was bats, though it is still not known for sure. In the 1967 outbreak it affected 318 people, but it resulted in 280 deaths in just one village. There is a 90 percent chance of death from this virus so that is why you must know symptoms and how not to get it.
Symptoms of Ebola are Fever, Severe headache, Muscle pain, Weakness, Fatigue, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Abdominal pain and Unexplained hemorrhage (CDC). Symptoms of Ebola can occur from 2 days up to 21. But average numbers of days are 8 to 10. Ebola is spread by coming in contact with other peoples body fluids. There is a possibility to get Ebola when coming in contact with any wildlife or nature that has been infected with Ebola, such as wild animals. There is no way to get Ebola through the air, water or food