Ebola

The Hot Zone part 1 is about the Ebola Virus, a deadly virus that is highly contagious and kills 90% of people that contract it. There is no cure, and no vaccine for this deadly infectious virus. The only known source of the virus is Kitum Cave, on Mount Elgon in Africa, deep in the tall rain forest. The first known case is of Charles Monnet, a researcher living in Africa, he spreads it by getting on a plane and going to a hospital. There he infects a doctor named Dr. Musoke, who then gets a…

said epidemic is handled on a national level is extremely important. While America has dealt with a large variety of health care crisis effectively in the past, handling a health crisis in the most responsible manner requires multiple actions and an Ebola outbreak would test the country to the limits of its abilities. Another area of concern is the state of the health care system on a large scale, dealing with the…

“Stalking a Killer” by David Quammen both explain Marburg’s severity, among the other filoviruses, and the proper precautions that occurs when handling this agent. “Stalking a Killer” is an article that touches on Marburg and the different types of Ebola; it tells short accounts of infected victims. The Hot Zone is a study about the frightening filoviruses that many struggle with. The Hot Zone by Richard Preston gives a riveting understanding of the virus by describing the hosts’ symptoms and…

changed Canada for the better when she created the Ebola vaccine. As a Canadian doctor she works around the globe helping those who have Ebola and limited access to health care. Since Joanne Liu created the Ebola vaccine over 2,000 victims recover and 1.5 billion people were safe. Many lives were taken by ebola but just as many were protected from Ebola and recovered. This Ebola vaccine kept Canada’s people safe and prepared. As a result, the Ebola vaccine created because there was a growing…

the virus itself, the geographically specific prevalence as well as perceptions of the Ebola virus within certain societies have evolved between the years 1990 and 2015. The current number of cases as well as social views and beliefs about Ebola are society specific and therefore geographically specific. Economic, cultural and lifestyle differences serve as determinants of these contrasting perceptions of Ebola between 1st and 3rd world countries. The ‘perception–behavior link’ described by…

with Ebola. With a full critical medical staff the hospital was unable to save the patient’s life from this disease. During this time Nina Pham, a nurse from Texas Health Presbyterian contracted the deadly disease and later filed a law suit against the hospital for unsafe working conditions, HIPPA violations and emotional and life damages. The lawsuit states that Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital neglected her and other staff member’s safety during the care for the patient infected with Ebola.…

The virus known as Ebola is a very dangerous and deadly virus. With the recent outbreaks in West Africa Ebola is proven to be a potential public and global health issue. The purpose of this paper is summarize Sherpa, K. K article on “The Re-emergence of the deadly Ebola virus disease: A Global Health Threat on Ebola” and explain the role of the BSN nurse in addressing the outbreak. Article summary The article reviewed in this paper is “The Re-emergence of the deadly Ebola virus disease: A…

The Outcomes of Pandemics: An Analysis on HIV, AIDS, and Ebola Throughout history the world has constantly been plagued by the spread of infectious diseases. These diseases have eradicated millions of the world’s population, inducing death and suffering of human kind. While the characteristics and effects of each disease have left their own unique imprint in time, the goal for humanity will always remain the same and that is survival. Over the last 100 years two specific illnesses have made a…

The Ebola virus is gaining worldwide fame due to its sensational outbreak originating from Sierra Leone. The outbreaks of the virus have been recognized and effectively dealt with in the past, but the present outbreak is becoming a overwhelming challenge. Approximately there have been 15,000 suspected cases of the disease and 6,000 confirmed deaths so far. The horrifying visual hemorrhagic symptoms caused by the Ebola virus include internal and external bleeding as well as the fear inducing…

Introduction: Originally, I’d hoped this research project to be an analysis of the Western media response to the Ebola outbreak. As my research carried on, I focused the study on the stark limitations and biases of the popular discourse present in regards to the cultural epidemiology and understanding on the situation. Understanding the media response is critical to understanding how Westerners construct Ebola and it terms their response to the disease. Moreover, a persistent theme of the…