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…
Ebola is 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…
Ebola, a very contagious disease that spreads through bodily fluids such as saliva & sweat, can spread very quickly through a population. Due to this, the Liberian Government set up roadblocks and asked people to stay in their homes in an attempt to slow the disease. The economic toll this and other restrictions, such as the stopping of flights to Liberia, caused fewer goods to be able to make it to the people. this scarcity creates inflation, with inflation comes the higher cost of goods and…
People are not irresistible until they create manifestations. To start with indications are the sudden onset of fever weariness, muscle agony, migraine and sore throat. This is trailed by retching, looseness of the bowels, rash, manifestations of disabled kidney and liver capacity, and now and again, both inside and outside dying. Research facility discoveries incorporate…
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”). People are always asking what Ebola is, how and where if generated from, how can they help prevent it from spreading, and what are other people doing about it? A lot of people believe…
Democratic Republic of Congo. Democratic Republic of Congo had a 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…
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…
Africa’s known for their 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…