Dengue fever

In Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, the Ebola virus was quickly widespread. Some countries banned flights from those infected areas for the safety of their own population. Although flight bans seem to be an easy solution to the problem, they can lead to negative outcomes. Flight bans could negatively affect societies because the virus would be less contained, researchers would have trouble working, and economies would ultimately change. Since there is no known cure for the virus, people have…

A review of Lydersen, Karl. The Ebola Explosion Discover January/February 2015 p.7-10 “The Ebola Explosion” is an article explaining what the ebola virus is and why it is so dangerous. The ebola virus is a virus that started in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo and then died off and came back just recently even worse than before. It was mainly a problem in countries in Africa but in the past year several people were diagnosed with it in the US and other countries. It affects mostly…

have symptoms of the virus when we left West Africa, but then demonstrated symptoms five days later. Americans and of course all health care workers need to be aware of how this virus is transmitted and the symptoms. Some symptoms of the virus are fever, headache, sore throat, weaknesses, stomach pain, joint and muscle pain, and lack of appetite. As the virus gets stronger in your body, the virus causes bleeding internally and other various places like your eyes, ears, and nose. Others will…

“Ebola Virus Disease is a hemorrhagic fever, rare and deadly disease caused by infection with the Ebola virus”, (Nursingworld, 2015), The virus was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola river in Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire). The outbreak of EVD occurred across Africa which researcher believed that bats are the likely reservoir of the virus. “Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea in West Africa have experienced the largest Ebola epidemic in history” (Nursingworld 2015)…

Does ebola affect our food production? Well, first lets talk about ebola. Ebola is a hemorrhagic virus disease also known as (EVD) , EVD is a severe, often fatal disease that appeared in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in Nzara, Sudan. Then, later occurred in a village near the ebola river - from which ebola got its name. The disease has no true statement of how it appeared. Some believe that it comes from monkeys, bats,or even bushmeat. The World Health Organization have cited…

Ebola is a virus that is very deadly. Four out of five strains can make people sick. While inside of the body it is possible to do the following things: kills cells, full bleeding internally, wrecks the immune system, and harms every organ in the body. It is very infrequent to catch Ebola. The only way that people can get infected with the disease is from direct contact with fluids from those who are already infested with Ebola. Ebola was first recognized in 1976. “The name came from a river…

Unfortunately two more cases were announced after Thomas Duncan was announced dead. Nina Pham, who had provided care for Thomas Duncan, was diagnosed with the Ebola Virus on October 11, 2014. On the night of October 10, Nina Pham reported a low-grade fever and was placed in isolation. On October 11, she tested positive for Ebola virus, becoming the first person to contract the virus in the U.S. On October 12, the CDC confirmed the positive test results. Hospital officials said Pham had worn…

The average time between contracting the infection and the start of symptoms is eight to ten days (Akharumere). However, symptoms can occur anywhere from two to twenty-one days after exposure. Symptoms include: diarrhea, vomiting, headache, fatigue, fever, unexplained bleeding or bruising, etc. On August 8, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak as a public-health emergency of international concern (Sifferlin). Reducing the spread of Ebola in West Africa so far seems…

The latest outbreak of Ebola has become a tragedy for humanity; it is the deadliest outbreak in history killing and infecting thousands, but many more will suffer the economic consequences. There are tremendous economical troubles that are associated with this epidemic. Not only for Liberia, considered the epicenter of Ebola cases, but economists are analyzing the devastating economical effects of the virus in other West African countries like Guinea and Sierra Leone. According to World Bank,…

The Ebola Virus has affected many people across the across the world, specifically West Africa. In 2014, West Africa had a major outbreak, resulting in thousands of people dying. There are many health impacts on this disease, and many people have been trying to destroy this terrible disease, as well as ways to prevent it. In 1976, there were three outbakes of the Ebola Virus, one in Nzara, one in South Sudan and one in Yambuku. The Ebola virus got its name from the first outbreak occurring…