Ebola

world countries, a virus called Ebola has broke out. Ebola has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the past year causing nearly four thousand lives in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. With the right steps, this virus can be contained and eventually cured. Ebola is a deadly virus that first appeared in the year 1976, occurring in Sudan and the current Dominican Republic of Congo. The virus was named after a small river in the Dominican Republic of Congo (Ebola). The virus itself is very…

increase in funding and research in the efforts to develop an Ebola immunization (Rojek & Horby, 2017). However,…

Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever which is a deadly disease caused by one of five known distinguishable subtypes of Ebola. Ebola is a filoviridae which is the only known virus family that we lack knowledge on. Researchers fail to understand how nature maintains itself with viruses like these and researchers know even less about the resulting diseases, pathogens, and the detailed virology (the study of viruses) of Ebola. Of the five strains four are known to cause disease in humans: Ebola virus (Zaire…

Ebola was reintroduced in Guinea during 2014 and became the largest Ebola outbreak in all of history. By discussing foreign political affairs, the World Health Organization, and historical conflicts, I will expand on why I believe that Guinea was well under prepared for such a large outbreak. Tragedy occurred because Guinean culture is much different than western culture, they lack the knowledge and resources of being able to track down and stop the spread of this disease that killed thousands…

The 2014 Ebola epidemic was one of the most publicized events in recent history. News sources from all over the world covered the crisis 24/7. With many varying views on the topic, it was difficult to get an unbiased opinion on the topic. With the competition between these various media sources, much that information was skewed to please particular constituents. This lead to false information to being spread and the epidemic being viewed as a bigger threat than it actually was. Large news…

Introduction Ebola virus (EBOV) is a filamentous, negative sense single-stranded strand RNA virus under the Filoviridae family [1]. It is a large virus, approximately 970 nm long, and 80 nm in diameter [2]. EBOV is infamous in the African continent, causing hemorrhagic fever in both humans and nonhuman primates in the African continent [1], where outbreaks have been unpredictable and usually resulting in fatality. Since its discovery in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo [3], EBOV still…

deadly Ebola virus. What followed was a huge panic for many Americans whom were not aware of the virus. Written and published as the time when Ebola became popularly known in first world countries, "Stalking a Killer", by David Quammen throws light upon reservoir hosts of the virus, specifically, bats. Published years before, The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, a nonfiction novel about the origins of the Ebola virus, explores Marburg and the many different strains of Ebola. When studying Ebola,…

Ebola Should society be scared of catching the deadly virus Ebola in the U.S.? A common theme found in both texts is people all over the world are trying their best to stop the outbreak of Ebola. According to an article from the Washington Post, “1 in 4 Americans is worried that an outbreak of Ebola could happen in the United States.” This implies that U.S. citizens are fearful that the disease that broke out in West Africa will soon infect them. People do not want to come into contact with the…

Ebola Virus in the United States The Kaiser Health news reported the first Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in the United States, which was missed by the health official (2014). The EVD is a contagious and infectious virus, and is spread only via close contact with bodily fluids (sweat, blood, saliva, urine, vomit and mucus) of an infected and symptomatic person. Symptoms of EVD include; a fever, severe headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, and unexplained bleeding or bruising…

Joshua Bays Mrs. Robinson Ebola 11 December 2014 Making Sense of the Ebola Virus: The Ebola virus struck the world infecting 6,263 and killing nearly 2,917 men, women, and children in five Western African countries. The Ebola virus has a very high risk of death. The virus causes fever, muscle aches, sore throat, headaches, vomitting, diarrhea, a body rash, and unexplained bleeding from internal organs. Signs of the virus may appear between 2 to 21 days of actually retrieving the…