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virus affects the liver, it also affects the cells of the kidney, ovaries, testes, reticuloendothelilial system, and the lymphatic organs . This results in loss of large amounts of blood. Typical symptoms of the virus are weakness, muscle pain, high fever, headache, sore throat, chest or abdominal pain, black vomiting, rash, and external and internal bleeding . Though scientists are still unaware of how patient zero—the first person to be infected—acquires the disease, the virus is spread by…

Ebola Virus What is Ebola? Ebola is previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, which is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with one of the Ebola virus strains. It is caused by the family Filoviridae genus Ebolavirus. Ebola can cause disease in not only humans but nonhuman primates which includes monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees. Ebola was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River, which is…

Marburg is an infectious virus that hinders the lives of many people, often occurring in the most rural regions of Africa (35). The Hot Zone by Richard Preston and “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…

Fever, Weakness, Fatigue, Diarrhea, Muscle agony, stomach torment, Vomiting, unsolved drain, and serious migraines are all sensible indications. For the determination, examples for sub-atomic discoveries ought to ideally be taken in for help when a patient…

Claudia Schimek English l Mrs. Toews October 2015 Deadly Virus Vaccination “I am terrified that Ebola will evaporate from our memories... The availability of a good and safe vaccine would make an immense difference. We are going to see future outbreaks of Ebola,” said Keiji Fukuda, the assistant director general for health security at the World Health Organisation (WHO) (“Ebola Outbreaks Slow”). This virus has been haunting the earth since prehistoric times, and has just recently become active…

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 away. Stage 2: start having abdominal pain, your fever gets dangerously high, vomiting more blood. Stage 3: you start to develop bumps over your body and start to lose your eyesight. Stage 4: you become blind, organ failure, and skin…

The Ebola virus is currently a very big issue in the world today. It has spread throughout West Africa and can be very dangerous. Once infected with Ebola it is very difficult to survive. Even scarier still, Ebola doesn’t affect just one specific population. The Ebola virus is not more susceptible to one group of people than it is to another. It affects everyone the same. From America, to Africa, to Spain, the Ebola virus causes the same devastation and pain to everyone (Fox 2014). There is no…

In March of 2014 the world was notified that there were numerous cases of ebola arising in West Africa. For millions of people this was the first that time that they had heard of this disease. However, in 2014, what had once been a problem only seen in African was now spreading into European countries and the United States. As a result numerous countries and nongovernmental organizations worked together to treat the thousands of people suffering from ebola. Now, nearly two years later, the world…

first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, outbreaks have appeared in Africa and even reached other continents such as Europe and America. Ebola, previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with one of the Ebola virus strains. The virus can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates such as monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees. In this paper, I will first describe the different types…

Ebola is extremely difficult for doctors to identify immediately. Initially, it seems to be the case of the flu, with similar symptoms to the more common influenza virus. Ebola also has similar symptoms to malaria and typhoid fever, common in African cities. This causes possible Ebola patients to be hospitalized among the general public. Hospitals are easy breeding grounds for any filovirus. Some families who suspect a relative to be infected with Ebola send them to an isolation…