One of the current major concerns in the world is the outbreak of Ebola. Ebola is a infectious disease that comes from the Ebola virus and it can cause death if the patient is left untreated. The disease can be managed with treatment of the patient, however. Ebola is a disease that is a major concern in the Subsaharan African Realm, and in the North American Realm,but it is beginning to be dealt with sufficiently in the Northern American Realm.
Ebola started its first outbreak in West Africa. According to the World Health Organization (2014) “Ebola first took place in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, one in Nzara, Sudan.., in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo... [and the] latter occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from witch the disease takes its name”. The disease has also started spreading through countries such as Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia (which are West Africa countries).
The United States of America had their first case of Ebola in September 30 2014, when a man traveling back from Liberia was diagnosed with the disease in Dallas Texas (CDC 2014). The man did not show symptoms until he reached the United States. He passed away in October 8. Two more cases came up in Dallas; the two health care workers that had treated the first U.S. Ebola patient tested positive for the disease. The last recent case for Ebola in the United States was in New York City; a medical aid worker who had came back from Guinea had tested positive.
According to the World Health Organization, the reason why there are many Ebola outbreaks in West Africa is because they have “very weak health systems, lacking human and infrastructural resources, having only recently emerged from long periods of conflict and instability.” A hum...
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...ary 2014)”. The Ebola epidemic helps remind the U.S. That other nations are there to work with them, and unite to prevent a rapid growing disease. CDC partners with programs from other nations, such as the Global Disease Detection Centers, and the Field Epidemiology Training Program, which work to stop the Ebola virus. Information systems will grow stronger, more partnerships dedicated to stopping outbreaks will be formed and laboratory security will also grow. The writer of the paper cannot agree more to this.
Overall, the United States is doing their part in stopping the Ebola Virus. West Africa is getting better in dealing with the virus and with our help, they have a chance of eliminating the virus. Technology is improving, treatment for patients are growing, and the world is becoming more aware of the situation. The Ebola virus will be taken down and conquered.
Charles Monet: He was the first host to the deadly ebola virus breakout in Africa. He was 56 years old and was kind of a loner according to the authors interviews with people. 2. Dr. Mosoke: He was Charles Monets doctor when Charles crashed and bled out which means when the host suddenly starts bleeding infectious blood out of every orifice in the body.
On November 28th, Dr. Peter Jahlring of the Institute was in his lab testing a. virus culture from the monkeys. Much to his horror, the blood tested positive. for the deadly Ebola Zaire virus. Ebola Zaire is the most lethal of all strains. of the Ebola.
Hot Zone explicitly demonstrates the quick spread of the Ebola virus and human’s efforts to fight back the filoviruses (Ebola Zaire, Ebola Reston, Marburg, and Ebola Sudan).
Ebola, a virus which acquires its name from the Ebola River (located in Zaire, Africa), first emerged in September 1976, when it erupted simultaneously in 55 villages near the headwaters of the river. It seemed to come out of nowhere, and resulted in the deaths of nine out of every ten victims. Although it originated over 20 years ago, it still remains as a fear among African citizens, where the virus has reappeared occasionally in parts of the continent. In fact, and outbreak of the Ebola virus has been reported in Kampala, Uganda just recently, and is still a problem to this very day. Ebola causes severe viral hemorrhagic fevers in humans and monkeys, and has a 90 % fatality rate. Though there is no cure for the disease, researchers have found limited medical possibilities to help prevent one from catching this horrible virus.
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a viral disease that was first recorded in 1976, when an outbreak occurred in Yambuku, Zaire, a country that was latter renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo (Walsh, Biek & Real, 2005). During the outbreak 318 cases were recorded of which 280 (88%) died. Later the same year, an outbreak occurred in Sudan where 284 cases were recorded with fatality rate of 53%. The disease and the virus that cause it are named after River Ebola that passes though Yambuku. In the USA, Ebola killed several monkeys in Reston, Virginia in 1989 (Barton, 2006; CDC, 2000). Despite several other outbreaks, the disease has neither medically approved pre-exposure nor post-exposure interventions. However, ongoing research shows optimistic signs.
Ebola Zaire was identified in 1976 in Northern Zaire and was the first documented appearance of the virus.
...1976, scientists have not developed a complete understanding of the virus, such as it’s natural reservoir. The non-specific symptoms make it difficult to clinically diagnose, though there are laboratory tests that can be done to help diagnose patients. Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever also spreads quickly and easily, especially in hospitals where the proper safety precautions are not taken. Thankfully, scientists and doctors have made a successful vaccination that worked on monkeys and are working on one that will work on humans, hopefully helping decrease the dangerously high death rate and help save many people that may one day become infected.
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The Hot Zone by Richard Preston is a true story about an outbreak of the Ebola virus, just outside of Washington D.C. in the 1980’s. Early in the story, the author describes a series of several outbreaks that took place in Africa, in order to describe the true destruction of this very lethal virus. The first appearance of this virus happens in a cave in Kenya. The virus infects Charles Monet, and then he is later taken to a hospital where his bloody death is described in detail. Later on the nurses that treated him also become infected with the disease, starting an outbreak. There are many more outbreaks to come later in the story.
Thesis Statement: The deadly virus Ebola is killing thousands of innocent people world wide, but there are some simple steps that are being taken to prevent this coming tide of death.
The Ebola outbreak started to make families abandon their love ones. Dealing with the disease that causing many to die in West Africa, people who interact with this dangerous and epidemic virus are treated like outsiders. After Mr. Kamara , a villager, started working for the Ebola task force, his family said, “ he was no longer welcome in his village”(Nossiter and Solomon). The quotation could illustrate to the audience that people in West Africa would deny their loved ones who joined fight against of Ebola. Families broken up by the virus of Ebola. The illness was easy to contract by just physical contact. Helene Cooper asserts,”Ebola is spread through bodily fluids: vomit, blood, feces, tears , saliva, and sweat”. The illness illustrates
Epidemics and outbreaks have been a recurring problem throughout history. Now for the first time we have the use of technology to warn the public about certain outbreaks, and to help make populations aware before the disease spreads. Technology can't stop an outbreak, but it can educate those that need to be prepared and ready for the situation of how to reduce the impact. One example of a recent epidemic is the Ebola outbreak in Africa. Ebola is a fatal and deadly disease, as well as being very infectious. Initial symptoms include fever, headache, muscle pain, and chills. Following, a person may experience internal bleeding resulting in vomiting and coughing blood. However technology can be very useful in that not everyone has access to it, especially for those that live in remote communities.
We live in a time rapidly changing of the climate and the environment. Some viruses had become the most dangerous nonliving organisms in the world. They are small but their impacts are very deadfall, since most of virus diseases have no cure. However, one type of these dangerous diseases are the emerging viruses, which come by surprise, kill as much people as it can before it goes back to its hibernation. Emerging viral viruses are viruses that contain RNA as their genetic materials, therefore they can quickly adapt to any conditions they live in and that what makes them very dangerous. In addition, RNA viruses in general are dangerous, and the reason behind that is because of their genetic makeup. RNA as known are a single stranded nucleic acid, and it stands for ribonucleic acid, which is a nucleic acid present in all living cells. It's principal's role is
Ebola goes from human-to-human and animals-to-animals.the average EVD fatality rate is 50% and has varied from 25-90% in the past outbreaks. Community engagement is successfully controlling outbreaks. Early supportive care with rehydration and symptomatic treatment increases survival. There are no licensed Ebola vaccines, but a couple of potential candidates are undergoing evaluation. The Ebola virus causes a very serious illness which is often fatal in untreated.
In March 2014, a viral disease transmitted through direct contact with infected bodily fluids of either humans or animals began to spread throughout West Africa. This was the Ebola Outbreak, the subject of continuous widespread highly politicized media coverage. Soon after the outbreak, due to the high fatality rate of the virus, it became a global threat creating a state of confusion and hysteria. Unable to understand the scientific and medical explanations behind the virus, many citizens all over the world sought out information about the virus through scientific and medical articles and media, that employed the use of metaphors to help the general public understand what the virus was, and the gravity of the situation. In this paper, the