Gnim Bazim Period 2 EbolaLiberia Internet Sources: http://www.heritage.org/index/country/liberia http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/liberia.htm http://www.ok.gov/opm/jfd/xspecs/x27.htm Liberia: ● Population size: 4‚092‚310 (July 2014 est.) ● ● ● ● ● Population growth rate: 2.52% (2014 est.) Birth Rate: 35.07 births/1‚000 population (2014 est.) Death Rate: 9.9 deaths/1‚000 population (2014 est.) Migration Rate: 0 migrant(s)/1‚000 population (2014 est.) Climate: tropical; hot
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status of Ebola and Leishmaniasis are deadly diseases according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Ebola is comprised of five distinct species: Zaïre‚ Sudan‚ Côte d’Ivoire‚ Bundibugyo and Reston‚ which causes 25-90% deaths found in African clinics. Leishmaniasis is caused by parasites which transmit this disease by the bite of a tiny female phlebotomine sand fly. This deadly disease is estimated to infect 1-2 million new cases every year. The two diseases that are similar to Ebola and Leishmaniasis
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DALLAS — The Texas nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for the first person to die of the virus in the U.S. has been identified as 26-year-old Nina Pham. Health officials have not released the nurse’s name‚ but Yahoo News identified Pham through public records and a state nursing database. Then on Monday‚ Pham’s family confirmed her identity to local Dallas ABC News affiliate WFAA. Pham‚ a critical care nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas‚ is one of at least 50 people who cared
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The Zika Virus: The Undetected Effect Have you heard about the Zika virus? How it has being a huge epidemic in South America‚ especially in Brazil and neighboring states and countries. A next generation threat has surface and we are not even ready for the outcome of the vicious virus. The Aedes aegypti mosquitos is the most common to carry these virus. The virus started slow with everyone doctors thinking that this was going to die out on its own. They were wrong in many ways. It was first discovered
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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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Ebola Ebola is the virus Ebolavirus (EBOV)‚ a viral genus‚ and the disease Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF)‚ a viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF). The virus is named after the Ebola River Valley in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)‚ which is near the site of the first recognized outbreak in 1976 at a mission hospital run by Flemish nuns. It remained largely obscure until 1989 when several widely publicized outbreaks occurred among monkeys in the United States. The virus interferes
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The Ebola virus is an infectious and fatal disease that is widely spread through various countries‚ scattering terror throughout. When traveling is areas with a high prevalence rate of infection one must equip themselves with a knowledge that will help them stay clear of infection. To create a thorough understanding of the disease it is important to look back in the history book to see where‚ how and when the infection came about‚ recognise the pathophysiological side of the condition and it’s modes
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Ebola speech http://www.studymode.com/essays/Ebola-Informative-Speech-61391491.html http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/ Plan: introduction What is Ebola (some facts) How was is created Effects of Ebola aka symptoms Transmission Treatment How can Ebola affect us Imagine being isolated from your own family and feeling unsure as to whether or not you will ever see them again. They do not want to come anywhere near you‚ for you are a threat to their health. The only visitors who
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characteristics are used to place each virus in a specific group? The three characteristics that are used to place each virus include the virus’ combination of their nucleic acid‚ strandedness (whether it’s single-stranded
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Topic: Combatting the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Country: Brazil Delegate: Andrew Felder School: Houston Academy for International Studies The Ebola virus started in 1976 in West Africa. Ebola is a fatal disease that is infectious and causes the host of this disease
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