Ebola today is one of the most talked about subjects across the world. It can at times become a conversation starter. Most people talk about how Ebola can be deadly, and how Ebola can spread to anyone. The information everyone seems to be talking about can be obtained by turing on the tv. Other than that information which is provided by news broadcasters, average American citizens don't know much about the deadly and harmful virus. Ebola is a very serious matter that needs a lot of attention. Ebola is a longtime, fast-acting and fast-spreading virus that is causing a great fear across the country.
Over time a serious medical issue can fade in and out of the public's eye, as in the case of the Ebola virus. Without having some medial knowledge
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People are starting to get scared and are preparing for the worse. Some people are even over preparing, some people have started thinking like doomsday preppers. Even though it won't help they are stocking up on food, water. And sanitation products. They also segregate themselves from each other, to the point where you could call it racism. Many people from Africa, are being maltreated due to the fact that others believe they may have Ebola. A father in New York claims his 11-year-old and 13-year-old sons were bullied after returning from Senegal, a country in which it only had one confirmed case, and is considered free of the virus now(Sanburn). After being provoked by fellow students, his sons engaged in a physical fight, where they were pummeled on the playground during school hours(Sanburn). All across America the xenophobia is spreading. One example is Liberians in Minnesota being told to leave work after sneezing or coughing(Sanburn). Another example is a Texas school rejecting college applicants, because they are from African countries(Sanburn). They even rejected applicants from countries without confirmed cases of Ebola(Sanburn). Another example is New Jersey elementary students wing kept out of school due to the fear of their classmates' parents(Sanburn). Another example would be when youth athletes from West Africa were prohibited from participating in certain events at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games(Rhodan). A final example would be how New York is setting guidelines for people needing isolation because they are believed to carry the virus(Santora, Thomas). The protocols New York is following are meant to ensure "a respectful and supportive approach"(Santora and Thomas). Really these protocols are increasing not only the fear of those isolated but also the fear of the public. It's making them feel as if they belong in a cage or lab. Ebola is causing a great fear as the problem becomes bigger and
The Ebola Outbreak spread panic and suspicion throughout the world, similar to how the witch trials spreading hysteria around Salem. With news of Ebola spreading and mutating quickly, the world flung into panic (Ebola {2}). No one knew who all had come in contact with, or who was carrying the deadly disease. Similarly in Salem, people don’t know who is a witch, nor do they know if witchcraft has even been occurring (Salem). Regardless if the accusations were true, a mass panic spread over the people of Salem just like what happened with the Ebola outbreak.
when no one takes into mind the effects and death of the victims of Ebola.
...nd make people aware that it is more common than people realize and that a rather large part of America has the illness, whether they know it or not. This paper also discussed how the virus, could target certain individuals more easily than others based on the genetic makeup of an individual and families.
This revealed to me that no one is exempt from stopping or catching a virus like Ebola.(226 Preston) I live in a society where we don’t have a virus affecting us like there is in Central Africa. This makes me more cautious of the things I would come into contact with such as sick people. It’s not as if that I would disown them if they were sick but I would take more measures to ensure that I wouldn’t catch their cold. Along with this I’ve been looking at the measures I take to ensure no one else would catch my cold or virus and that I can recover from it.
Living in the world that consists of three thousand different types of mosquitoes is frightening. People got used to a daily routine of waking up and getting to their jobs, that many of them are so focused on their career and family that they do not even notice and pay much attention when they are getting bitten by mosquitoes. Unfortunately not many people were aware of the fact that not all insects are safe, many of mosquitoes transfer infections, but we were not concentrating on that since it was considered not a common issue. As a repercussion, people did not begin to react and notice that something wrong with them when Aedes mosquitoes began their attempt on ruining people’s social, physical and psychological lives by transferring a Zika virus to the once who are bitten.
In South Africa, racist citizens posted letters, editorials, and articles accusing the black slums of causing the epidemic.... ... middle of paper ... ... The disease was so severe that the average life span in the United States plummeted by a dozen years.
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.
Many states and colonies across the globe issued detailed sets of directives to their residents on what exactly they should do if they come into contact with the illness. One such example is the directive issued by T.W.H. Holmes, the Secretary of the Victoria Board of Public Health in Australia. The directive details the symptoms, complications, treatment, and prevention of the disease. Something very common during the outbreak of any pandemic is the use of quarantines to separate the sick and the healthy. In fact, that is the first order for prevention of disease in T.W.H. Holme...
...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.
Ebola from everyone’s point of view is seen as inferno. Dr. Steven Hatch’s memorable journey began with him volunteering to leave for Liberia in 2013 to work at a hospital in Monrovia to fight Ebola in one of its most affected areas. There were only a few patients with Ebola when he arrived. The number of patients rapidly increased over his time in Liberia. After six months Ebola was declared a world health emergency and not only were ordinary people outside of the hospital getting the virus but the medical personnel that were tending to the patients had caught it and some of them had even died.
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.
... CDC has also trained U.S. health care facilities to deal with Ebola emergencies, and communicate through the “Health Alert Network, the Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity, and a variety of existing tools and mechanisms (Office of the Press Secretary 2014)”. The Ebola epidemic helps remind the U.S. that other nations are there to work with them, and unite to prevent a rapidly 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.
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