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    Ebola Outbreak

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    The Ebola Virus is a serious illness and if it is not treated right away, it is very likely that you might die from it. The Ebola Virus first appeared in 1976 in the Dominican Republic and Sudan. The disease occurred in a village near the Ebola River, where the disease gets its name. The newest outbreak of this virus was in West Africa and the first cases of symptoms were recorded in March of 2014. The newest case of the virus is the most dangerous occurrence since the virus was discovered in 1976. There are more than 2,500 deaths related to the Ebola outbreak. It has spread through the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, and Senegal through only 2 travelers. The most damaged countries, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia all have very weak health care systems. The people with the worst kind of symptoms can only be treated and all of the others just have to wait it out.…

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    Ebola Outbreak

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    Ebola: a word that for many triggers a somewhat distant memory back to 2014 when the whole world was up in arms about it spreading and becoming a pandemic. This incident of outbreak in West Africa shows how far we have come as a world, technologically and medically, but also how far we still have to go. The severity of the outbreak was completely avoidable, however due to the disregard of certain factors not usually associated with disease, such as cultural practices, it became an epidemic. In…

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    The Ebola Infection

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    The Ebola infection causes an intense, genuine ailment which is regularly lethal if untreated. Ebola infection sickness (EVD) initially showed up in 1976 in 2 synchronous flare-ups, one in Nzara, Sudan, and the other in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. The last happened in a town close to the Ebola River, from which the illness takes its name. The current flare-up in west Africa is the biggest and most complex Ebola episode since the Ebola infection was initially found in 1976. There have…

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    Ebola Disease

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    INTRODUCTION The Ebola virus disease (EVD) was first identified in 1976 during two simultaneous outbreaks, one in Sudan and the other in Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then there have been 24 outbreaks involving 28,635 reported cases and 11,314 deaths according to the World Health Organization (REFERENCE). EVD is an example of an “emerging/ re-emerging” pathogen, due to its divergent genomes and sporadic outbreaks causing severe hemorrhaging fever in humans and non-human primates. The…

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    Ebola Bias

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    One of the most popular stories on Ebola was titled “Texas Town Quarantined After Family of Five Test Positive for The Ebola Virus,” (PBS) which featured short videos throughout the article as a way to give an authentic vibe to the story and lead to it being shared over 330,000 times on Facebook. Articles like these increased the public's fears of the virus and spread into workplaces and schools so rapidly that whenever someone sneezed or coughed, shouts of “Ebola!” would be heard throughout the…

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    The Ebola Virus

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    B. Introduction/Background/History: 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. C. Content: Ebola was first…

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    The Ebola Virus

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    EBOLA VIRUS The ebola is a deadly virus that was first discovered in 1974. The first breakout was in 1976. There have been other breakouts in 2002 and 2014. The symptoms of ebola virus is a high temperature, and vomiting. This virus is primarily found in Africa. Ebola is spread through direct contact with blood or body fluids and can also be transported by bats. There are 4 stages. Stage 1 is the earliest stage. You start to get fever. You need to find a Dr and get treatment right…

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    Monkeys: The Ebola Virus

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    Ebola and Marburg seem to have a very strong connection to animals. Charles Monet, who was the index case for Marburg, was surrounded by animals everywhere he went; monkeys lived near his house and he even fed them out of his hand (Preston 8). There is strong evidence that he could have received Marburg from one of the monkeys. The monkeys that commonly carried Marburg were from Uganda (Preston 40). It appears that wherever monkeys go, Marburg and Ebola are not far behind. Not only are…

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    Ebola Research Paper

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    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…

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    Persuasive Essay On Ebola

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    devising to transport foreign Ebola patients to the United States for treatment. This “Ebola plan” has raised more concerns and questions than answers. • How intensive will the doctors and nurses clean themselves after being in contact with Ebola patients? • How sure of no holes in the doctors’ and nurses’ suits? • How will contaminated clothing, bedding, and equipment be handled and disposed? A simple medical mistake could cause an Ebola outbreak within the borders of the United States - a dire…

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