Ebola Ebola hemorrahagic fever is a 20 year old virus that‚ with a mortality rate of 50% to 90%‚ is one of the world’s deadliest viruses. Its causative organism is called Ebola virus. Ebola virus is a member of filoviridae‚ a family of negative-strained RNA viruses. The filoviridae family consists of five known members‚ Marburg‚ Ebola Zaire‚ Ebola Sudan‚ Ebola Reston‚ and Ebola Tai. Ebola virus is spread in a number of ways. An outbreak starts when an infected animal or insect‚ called a
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Thesis The Ebola virus is one of the quickest killing viruses. The infection spreads rapidly throughout the body and is deadly to its victim. Therefore‚ it is crucial that more funds are allotted for research‚ treatments‚ and controlling Ebola outbreaks. Introduction Ebola is an illness caused by the Ebola virus. It is incredibly infectious‚ a quick killer with a ninety percent fatality rate. Sadly most of Ebola victims’ results in death that could have been prevented. The virus is spread by coming
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Ebola Outbreak Timeline http://www.newsday.com/news/world/theebolacrisis15importantmomentsin20141. 9454173 December 6th‚ 2013: A twoyearold child died in Meliandou in southern Guinea and was later identified as "patient zero". The virus remained localized until February 2014‚ when a healthcare worker in a neighboring province died. First ebola patient ‚ the outbreak started with patient zero contaminated two more people which caught the attention of the general public once r
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also be bad news for everyone involved" (443). The 2014 Ebola virus outbreak on social media demonstrates the problematic side to user-generated platforms but also the benefits of social media.
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Today I will be talking about Infectious diseases and I will focus more on the topic about Ebola‚ the deadliest disease known to man. The Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe‚ often fatal illness to humans. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks. The time interval from infection with the virus to
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The ebola virus is a very complex level four virus. Level four viruses are extremely lethal‚ and there is no cure for them yet‚ not does there seem to be a cure for them or ebola in the near future. To give you an example of just how lethal level four viruses like ebola are‚ AIDS is only a level three virus‚ and requires minimal protection when working with it. The protection required for working with the ebola virus consists of wearing three layers of gloves‚ and giant space suits. Only people with
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2013 Ebola‚ The Lethal Virus Ebola has made its mark on the world over the past three decades. Since the first Ebola outbreak in 1976‚ numerous countries have come together in order to solve the mystery of the history of Ebola. Within a matter of days of symptoms presenting‚ the victims die an unimaginable death. Ebola is one of the most lethal viruses known to man with only one in every ten infected surviving (1). Key factors in understanding Ebola are its history
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the first cases of Ebola were confirmed after being misdiagnosed since December 2013. “Ebola‚ an infectious hemorrhagic disease‚ is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids; such as‚ urine‚ vomit‚ semen‚ and blood.” (Ebola). The way Ebola is transmitted caused a great deal of stress for health workers and others who may have come in contact with an infected person during the three-month period Ebola was being misdiagnosed. At the time of confirmation‚ Ebola was misunderstood and
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Orly Villalonga 11/09/2014 Ebola Virus Ebola hemorrhagic fever‚ or Ebola for short‚ has caused many socio-cultural‚ political‚ and economic implications throughout the world. There have been many diseases and viruses throughout history that have caused turmoil and have changed the way the world functions. However‚ what makes this disease so detrimental is through the way that it is passed and the health implications it has on an individual with the disease. Although Ebola has been around since 1976
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BODILY CONTACT C. WHERE IT EXISTS TODAY 3. SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS A. SEVERE FEVER‚ ABDOMINAL PAIN 1. INSIDES "MELT" B. DEATH RATES AND TOTALS 2 SURVIVORS‚ BUT EBOLA VIRUS AS THE CAUSE WAS NOT VERIFIED 4. CURES A. NONE KNOWN CURES‚ RESEARCH BEING PERFORMED ON MONKEYS. Ebola virus is a relatively recently discovered virus‚ that when it infects humans‚ caries with it a 50-90% fatality rate. Symptoms of this deadly virus include Sudden Fever‚ Weakness
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