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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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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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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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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Although people say it’s not a big deal‚ the Zika virus is a major problem in the world today‚ it is damaging the lives and will have an affect on the summer olympics because there isn’t a vaccine and it can be spread quickly through mosquitoes in the warm Rio climate. In 1947‚ in the Zika forest‚ a rhesus monkey was found with a fever. Scientist at the time decided it was best to cage the animal to see if the fever diminished‚ after two days symptoms still remained. The worried scientist rushed
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the ebola outbreak happened in the United States. The threat of a widespread virus across the US is very real. With the Zika virus and ebola going on‚ we need to be as prepared as possible here in America. The US is not ready for a pandemic‚ and here are some reasons why. The American hospitals are not ready for a pandemic. In Dallas‚ Texas‚ hospital workers sent a man who had been to an ebola-infected country and had been showing signs of illness‚ home for two days. “The US response to ebola has
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you are a threat to their health. The only visitors who come with in 10 feet of you are strangers in full on protective gear. They do not want to expose the slightest bit of skin to you and you can not see anything besides their eyes. The world fears what you are and no one wants to come close to you. You know death is near‚ and you are all alone. TOPIC: Today I will tell you about the rare and deadly virus called Ebola. PREVIEW: First‚ I will give you information about the virus itself. Secondly
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on Australian audiences. I have chosen two newspaper articles from the Courier Mail and the New York Times which express their very contrasting opinions about the Ebola epidemic currently happening in West Africa‚ one saying Ebola is out of control about and the other saying Ebola is nothing to worry about. The first article titled Ebola victims’ bodies left to rot in the street as crisis
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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: * What is Ebola? Ebola is a virus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF). The Ebola virus belongs to the RNA virus family known as Filoviridae. There have been five strains of the Ebola virus identified (four of them are known to cause illness in humans). * Ebola Genome: One of two RNA viruses * First Recognized: 1976 Zaire Africa * Native to Africa * Unknown Origin‚ or natural reservoir * Ebola is very acute‚ infection is very rapid so * There are no
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