| 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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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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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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Plot Outline: Ebola is very much a hardy virus that can live outside of the human body‚ unlike HIV. It can be found in trace amounts in tears‚ blood‚ and even on the surface of the skin. The virus operates by attacking the vital organs‚ causing massive bleeding internally and externally. There is no cure‚ no treatment‚ and death usually occurs within 10 days. A close relative of Ebola was first seen in Europe in 1967 when workers at a pharmaceutical plant in Marburg‚ Germany began to mysteriously
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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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Professor Bahel English 1101 October 24‚ 2014 Ebola Outbreak 2014 In March 2014‚ West Africa suffered for a first time from the most deadly epidemic disease called Ebola since it was discovered in 1976. Ebola is a viral disease caused by virus called Ebola which is named after the Ebola River in Zaire. “Ebola virus‚ having five known subtypes‚ is part of the family of filoviruses and causes the infectious disease Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Tekman)”. According to WHO‚ a total
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Harasimchuk LAS Paper October 31st‚ 2014 Ebola Prevention The Ebola outbreak that started in Africa has become a major health issue for the United States. When the virus surfaced‚ many feared that it would be brought back from Africa and infect North America. The world health organization (WHD) explains that Ebola virus disease (EVD)‚ formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe‚ often fatal illness in humans. The WHD elaborated by saying‚ “The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals
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Statistics Real Life Example #2Article: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/10/21/us-ebola-airports.htmlMy article is covering the recent “Ebola Outbreak”. In this‚ people are direly afraid of catching the Ebola virus. They are even going as far as screening people in airports who come from‚ and travel to‚ places where Ebola is much more spread amongst the population (mostly in Africa‚ for now). The article quotes: “Some members of Congress have urged President Barack Obama to ban all travel
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Imagining Trauma Ebola Extra Credit Essay The Ebola Outbreak The Ebola outbreak has took a huge toll on the world‚ however it is primarily in the African countries Sierra Leone and Liberia. It spreads through bodily fluids including sweat which is one reason it spreads so fast there. In African culture people are allowed to embrace the dead person and may have to carry a sick person to a medical area. This causes the virus to spread without them even realizing it. Ebola has a 90% fatality
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