What is Ebola? 1. Simply‚ the Ebola virus is an aggressive pathogen that causes a highly lethal fever syndrome in humans and nonhuman primates. Ebola was discovered in 1976‚ originally. Five Ebola species have been identified as time has progressed. Ebola was named for a small river near Maridi‚ Sudan. Since the emergence of filo viruses in 1967‚ there have been over 1000 cases of Ebola or Marburg‚ with more than 50% of the patients dying within days on the onset of acute symptoms. It is considered
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What is Ebola? Ebola was first discovered in West Africa near the Ebola River. It is a severe‚ often fatal‚ disease caused by infection with one of the Ebola virus strains. According to the World Health Organization‚ the latest outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa (the largest outbreak to date) belongs to the Zaire species‚ one of three species that have been associated with large outbreaks in Africa. Wikipedia defines a virus as “a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living
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Current Events Paper Ebola Ebola is a rare but deadly virus that causes bleeding inside and outside of the body. As the virus spreads‚ it weakens the immune system and other organs of the body. Ebola has killed up to 90% of the people that have been affected by it. The disease first originated in a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976. It is named after the Ebola River‚ which is near one of the villages that Ebola originated in. Recently‚ Ebola has come back to life‚ so to
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Ebola disease is a devastating illness‚ with at least 6 random outbreaks in the past decade in Africa‚ killing not only people but also a large number of gorillas‚ which threatens the species into extinction. The mystery surrounding Ebola has grown because the disease often fails to appear for years‚ sometimes even decades‚ and then suddenly breaks out in seemingly aimless areas(“Ebola threatens Apes in Africa” http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Ebola_Threatens_Apes_In_Africa.html). Ebola disease
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| Very 1st person to contract Ebola virus began to show symptoms. Ten days later he was dead | 1976 | These chemicals‚ the team found‚ target the protein encoded by the NPC1 gene identified as essential by the other research group. By binding to the NPC1 gene product in the endosome‚ the drug molecules appear to prevent ebola from being able to attach itself‚ preventing it from bursting the endosome bubble and escaping into the cell. | September 1‚ 1976 | Ebola-Zaire (ZEBOV)ZEBOV is even more
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“Ebola Virus: Glycoprotein Modification Study” Name Class School Date Abstract Retroviruses are a family of enveloped RNA viruses that are defined by their common characteristics in structure‚ replication properties and composition. These viruses are important in research in many different areas of science‚ such as biology‚ genetics‚ medicine‚ cancer‚ and biotechnology. The process of pseudotyping for retroviruses‚ in particular‚ allows researchers to investigate the
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Christina Mock Ms. Betres ENGL-101 November 13‚ 2014 Fear of the Ebola Virus The Ebola virus was discovered in the 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ebola virus—previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever—has been typically a disease of Central Africa‚ which it was until recently. There are five different confirmed strains of the virus. There is the Zaire Ebola‚ the Sudan‚ the Tai Forest‚ Bundibugyo virus‚ each of which can affect humans. The fifth
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To what group does Ebola virus belong? What is the Family name? How many types of Ebola virus are known at present? Ebola belongs to Group V and also belongs to the family Filoviridae. There are currently four types of the Ebola virus known at the present. http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVRNAfilo.html 4. List 5 other viruses that belong to this group. Five
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Intro and the Claim: Ebola is an uncommon and dangerous illness created by infection with a strain of Ebola infection. The 2014 Ebola plague is the biggest ever‚ influencing numerous nations in West Africa. The Ebola infection passes from individual to individual through immediate contact with the blood‚ discharges or other natural liquids of an infected individual‚ or from contact with infectious needles or other equipment in the environment. Individuals remain infectious as long as their blood
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The Ebola Virus INTRODUCTION The most deadly killers on this earth are too small to see with the naked eye. These microscopic predators are viruses. In my report‚ I will answer many basic questions concerning one of the fastest killing viruses‚ the Ebola virus. Questions such as "How does it infect its victims?"‚ "How are Ebola victims treated?"‚ "How are Ebola outbreaks controlled?" and many others related to this deadly virus. GENERAL INFORMATION The Ebola virus is a member of the negative
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