Typhoid fever

Ebola Virus In “Ebola Virus,” The article explains how EVD or Ebola is a dangerous disease because of its symptoms. Ebola’s symptoms are high fever, vomiting and diarrhea and blood coming from eyes, ears, nose and mouth. The author of the article writes about the history of EVD and how it killed thousands of people. Ebola’s first name was Ebola hemorrhagic fever and it was discovered in the Untied States of America. The symptoms of Ebola appear from two to twenty two days after he, she and it…

Documentaries are well-known for appealing to the audience’s emotions. In the 2014 Frontline documentary of the Ebola outbreak, awareness of the devastation and severity of the Ebola virus are brought to the surface. The disease has ravaged the country of Sierra Leone and surrounding territories like Guinea. Community helpers, volunteers, and organizations such as Doctors without Borders came together to service those in need of aid. Unfortunately, the efforts of the doctors and helpers seem…

Obstacles in Stopping the Spread of Ebola Many illnesses that we know of can be easily treated, but what do we do if an untreatable disease is spreading? The first human Ebola outbreak occurred in 1976 and mostly subsided until an outbreak in 2014. Ebola has killed 5,000 people since it's outbreak earlier in 2014, and it has not been easy to contain. The biggest obstacles that compromise the containment of Ebola are as follows: fear, the ease of contraction, and the difficulty of treatment.…

dimeric proteins to interact with neutrophils. This molecule also over sees the binding of neutrophils through a molecule called CD16b. The Ebola virus has the ability to enter macrophages and initiate the release of cytokines that causes a horrendous fever and inflammation (Bente, Gren. Strong & Feldmann, 2009 ). When endothelial cells are invaded, the vascular integrity is damaged. The barrier of blood to…

has contracted the virus does come in they need to be able to take care of them safely without anybody else catching the disease. The Dallas hospital was a great example of this. They released a patient, Thomas Duncan, who had come in experiencing a fever, abdominal pain, and a headache. Thomas Duncan had just recently got back from his trip from Africa but the hospital wasn’t aware of the concern related to that. They released him due to only mild conditions and he was admitted two days later…

The Ebola outbreak in the United States is one of the most frightening outbreaks, for many reasons. One being that, few people knew how to combat the disease. For example, how does it travel and how do we protect ourselves? These questions are important in all diseases, yet the simple fact is, that we don’t know exactly know all the answers. As Americans, that’s frightening. How do we as the general public protect ourselves from this terrible disease? Better yet, how do we protect our children?…

The very first case of Ebola was named Zaire ebolavirus because of the country it came from called Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo(Outbreaks Chronology: Ebola Virus Disease). It was previously known as the Ebola hemorrhagic fever. There are five different species of the Ebola, Ebola Virus, Sudan virus, Tai Forest virus, Bundibugyo virus and Reston virus. It was first discover in 1976 neat the Ebola River. Researchers believe that the virus is animal-borne and the most…

No treatment, vaccination, or antiviral therapy to treat Ebola hemorrhagic fever exists. Currently, patients are given intensive care support such as those that aid in preventing shock, maintaining blood pressure and oxygen levels. One of the main supportive treatments involving keeping the patients well hydrated and helping them…

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…