Viral diseases

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…

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…

the world’s most deadly diseases. So far Ebola has killed more than 30,215 people in the world and the number is going up by at least 15 people per day (“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”). The Ebola virus has completely taken over Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Other countries such as Kayas, Spain, Lagos, Dallas Texas, New York City, Port Harcourt, and Dakar have the Ebola outbreak as well. Ebola is also known as the Hemorrhagic Fever (“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”)…

river named the Ebola River. The Ebola virus was later named after that river where in a nearby village had an outbreak of the disease. The Ebola virus is also known as Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever. Genus Ebolavirus has five distinct species which include Bundibugyo Ebolavirus, Zaire Ebolavirus, Reston Ebolavirus, Sudan Ebolavirus, and Tai Forest Ebolavirus (WHO | Ebola Virus Disease, 2014). Each species of Ebola are associated with outbreaks in different regions most residing in Africa, but two of…

Due to the lack of supplies and hygiene in third 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…

cultural heritage, beautiful wildlife, and unfortunately, Ebola. The first outbreak occurred in 1976, in Zaire, Africa. Recently, an outbreak has occurred in Western Africa in October 2014, capturing the attention of people worldwide. Ebola is a fatal disease that has severely affected, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. According to the World Health Organization, "there is no specific treatment, or vaccine, and the fatality rate can be up to 90%." West Africa needs help to maintain and stop…

Why is Ebola virus a very dangerous disease to the human race? Ebola virus is a deadly disease and the name Ebola was given to the virus after the virus was discovered in 1976 near Ebola River in Congo. Since then, thousands of people have died. Ebola virus belongs to Filovirus family and the disease resulting from the virus is very dangerous because the virus damages the cardiovascular system and spreads throughout the body. Because Ebola is easily contracted and global threat, healthcare…

The leading cause of death for chronic virus infection in the United States is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), an infectious disease that causes liver inflammation. There are five types of hepatitis, hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E, hepatitis C virus being the most serious of the four. HCV is not a sexually transmitted disease; it is contracted through direct contact to infected blood, and from contaminated medical supply. According to the World Health Organization, hepatitis C is most…

In August of 2014, four Americans contracted the 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…

Alondra Garcia General Purpose: To inform about the Ebola virus. Specific Purpose: To inform my classmates about what the virus actually is and how it has spread through west Africa. Some people are not aware of what is going on in the world and this disease is very deadly. Time: 5 minutes Attention Getter: Everyday we walk outside, breathe in chemicals and toxins that we do not even know about. We touch Animals and material and were unaware of the bacteria that is growing on our hands.…