Viral diseases

The CDC is an organization that works to stop the spread of viruses so the virus is not able to disease more people. The virus was brought by contaminated animal's rotten flesh/carcass ( bats, monkeys, antelopes, etc. ) that were touched by another human being. The USA is thankfully not at risk of this virus due to the fact that the only way you…

information, I decided that I would contact the child and notify them about Patient 0. I tried to explain that we would work to cure Patient 0. It’s distressing to know that, “Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks” (Ebola Virus Disease). I, of course, didn’t worry them with this part of the information. After telling them that we’d work, I asked them if there was anything out of the ordinary, in attempt to find any evidence or clues that would help understand how…

Ebola – a pathogen from our worst nightmares was once just the name of a river in northern Zaire, Africa. How did the name of a river give rise to a virus with such a horrifying connotation? The recent Ebola outbreak occurring in West Africa is on high alert across the world. The Ebola virus is lives in animals such as the fruit bat, but has the tendency to make the jump to humans. When this jump does occur, the virus is deadly and kills the majority of those infected. Because the virus is…

Analyzing Frontline: Ebola Outbreak 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 have come together to help those in need of aid. Unfortunately, the efforts of the doctors and helpers seem futile because the rate of…

In Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, the Ebola virus was quickly widespread. Some countries banned flights from those infected areas for the safety of their own population. Although flight bans seem to be an easy solution to the problem, they can lead to negative outcomes. Flight bans could negatively affect societies because the virus would be less contained, researchers would have trouble working, and economies would ultimately change. Since there is no known cure for the virus, people have…

The Ebola Virus is a serious illness and if it is not treated right away, it is very likely that you might die from it. The Ebola Virus first appeared in 1976 in the Dominican Republic and Sudan. The disease occurred in a village near the Ebola River, where the disease gets its name. The newest outbreak of this virus was in West Africa and the first cases of symptoms were recorded in March of 2014. The newest case of the virus is the most dangerous occurrence since the virus was discovered in…

“Ebola Virus Disease is a hemorrhagic fever, rare and deadly disease caused by infection with the Ebola virus”, (Nursingworld, 2015), The virus was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola river in Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire). The outbreak of EVD occurred across Africa which researcher believed that bats are the likely reservoir of the virus. “Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea in West Africa have experienced the largest Ebola epidemic in history” (Nursingworld 2015)…

Does ebola affect our food production? Well, first lets talk about ebola. Ebola is a hemorrhagic virus disease also known as (EVD) , EVD is a severe, often fatal disease that appeared in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in Nzara, Sudan. Then, later occurred in a village near the ebola river - from which ebola got its name. The disease has no true statement of how it appeared. Some believe that it comes from monkeys, bats,or even bushmeat. The World Health Organization have cited…

caused some businesses and schools to change the way they go about things regarding their health and safety procedures. On September 30, 2014, the CDC announced Thomas Duncan, a 42 year old Liberia native, had been diagnosed with the Ebola virus disease in Dallas, Texas. Duncan, who had been visiting family in Dallas, Texas, was treated in the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital…

The latest outbreak of Ebola has become a tragedy for humanity; it is the deadliest outbreak in history killing and infecting thousands, but many more will suffer the economic consequences. There are tremendous economical troubles that are associated with this epidemic. Not only for Liberia, considered the epicenter of Ebola cases, but economists are analyzing the devastating economical effects of the virus in other West African countries like Guinea and Sierra Leone. According to World Bank,…