Ebola Outbreak in West Africa The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world’s deadliest to date and the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency as more than 2‚100 people have died of the virus in Guinea‚ Liberia‚ Sierra Leone and Nigeria this year. Ebola is a viral illness of which the initial symptoms can include a sudden fever‚ intense weakness‚ muscle pain and a sore throat‚ according to the World Health Organization (WHO). And that is just the beginning:
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A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses can infect all types of organisms‚ from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea.[1] Since Dmitri Ivanovsky’s 1892 article describing a non-bacterial pathogen infecting tobacco plants‚ and the discovery of the tobacco mosaic virus by Martinus Beijerinck in 1898‚[2] about 5‚000 viruses have been described in detail‚[3] although there are millions of different types.[4] Viruses are found in
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The Ebola Aftermath One aspect of disaster epidemiology is the assessment of both short and long-term adverse health effects post-disaster. In order to more accurately prepare for future events‚ any lingering effects must be studied. While we were easily made aware of the recent Ebola outbreak‚ long-term effects for survivors appear to be less mentioned in the media. The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling this “an emergency within an emergency”‚ (As cited by Petesch‚ 2015‚ para. 2). Of
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contact with an infected person‚ through coughing and sneezing. Rubella vaccine (contained in MMR vaccine) can prevent this disease. If death occurs‚ it is within few days of onset of symptoms. Cowpox Cowpox is a skin disease caused by a virus known as the cowpox virus. Cowpox is transmitted by touch from infected animals to humans. Cowpox is similar to but much milder than the highly contagious and sometimes deadly smallpox disease. Cowpox resembles mild smallpox. Cowpoxes symptom is red skin blisters
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Ebola Outbreak Ebola‚ previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever‚ is a rare and deadly disease. Ebola viruses are found in several African countries. Ebola was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then‚ outbreaks have appeared at irregular intervals in Africa. The 2014 Ebola outbreak is the largest Ebola outbreak in history and the first Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This outbreak is the first Ebola epidemic the world
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Broad Topic: The Zika Virus: Transmission‚ Effects‚ and Prevention Narrowed Topic: The Transmission‚ Effects and Prevention of the Zika Virus by Mosquitoes Research Question: How is the Zika Virus‚ transmitted to humans by mosquitoes‚ what are the effects and what ways can the transmission be reduced? Thesis Statement: The Aedes species is the primary medium responsible for the transmission of ZikV‚ which may be accompanied with other ailments. Introduction: The Zika virus is one considered as a
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Ebola By: Fahd Seddiki and Conrad Womelsdorf Discovery of Ebola The discovery of Ebola was made after an epidemic of this virus was spread throughout Sub-Sahara Africa. The actual discovery was made by a native by the name of DR. Ngoy Mushola. He discovered it in 1976 after the epidemic hit his country. The first case of Ebola was called Ebola Zaire. It was discovered in Zaire hence the name. The second discovery of Ebola was called Ebola Sudan; also it was discovered in Sudan. Although
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Amy Rogers Office Hours: MW 9-10 AM • Viruses are on the border between living & nonliving things • Have either DNA or RNA‚ never both • Often cause death of the host cell • Genus/species names not used in viral classification Compenents of a virus (lipid bilayer) Viral components: Nucleic Acid • Viral genomes can be either DNA or RNA • This genome‚ once inside a host cell‚ directs synthesis of new viral proteins‚ and also replication of new viral genomes • Viral genomes come in all kinds:
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Ebola is the name of a group of viruses belonging to the genus Ebolavirus‚ family Filoviridae‚ and for the disease that these viruses cause‚ Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever. Ebola‚ and its close relative Marburg are unique in the microbiological world in that they are the only viruses that are long and stretched‚ resembling pieces of string or as "spaghetti that had spilled onto the floor‚" as stated by author Richard Preston of the non-fictional book "The Hot Zone." that a sample of Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus
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I have learned many interesting things as i’m researching my Guatemalan side of the family! Such as things like my aunt traveled on foot from Guatemala to the U.S‚ my grandparents not actually meeting until they were in the U.S‚and my aunt crossed the border illegally! Yes‚ I am enjoying this experience very much. It is allowing me to learn things from my aunt and grandparents (on my Guatemalan side) that I never knew before. It is also allowing me to bond and learn things with my family‚ that
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