The Ebola Vaccine

When my professor requested a research on How Important is the Ebola Vaccine? I immediately had to first find out what Ebola was, and how you contract this disease. After getting an understanding of the virus and what causes it, I proceed to research to explain the importance of the vaccine, how effective it is and how well it could fundamentally alter humans contain future Ebola out-breaks. Through-out the years of human history the problem of diseases has existed. The Ebola virus has become increasingly pervasive in recent years and is steady on the rise. The epidemic has led to more than 11,000 deaths and approximately 27,000 cases (Maron, 2015).

What is Ebola?

According to (CDC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ebola formerly

The disease can be found in humans and non-human primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees). Ebola is caused by infection with a virus of Filoviridae genus Ebolavirus. (About Ebola Virus Disease, 2015)

The Ebola Viruses are found in several African Countries. CDC (2015) stated that Ebola was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River now called “The Democratic Republic of the Congo”. The natural source host of Ebola virus vestiges undisclosed. Nevertheless, evidenced and the comparability of the disease, the researchers, believed that the virus is animal borne and bats are stated to be the most likely

In the research that was conducted by the Scientific American, it was proposed that for the first time, they have evidenced to prove that the Ebola vaccination works. Research showed that interim study results, revealed by the World Health Organization on July 31, 2015 as a result, a single shot can protect people who were directly or ultimately exposed to individuals with the infection. (Maron, 2015). The vaccine suggested appeared safe and could save lives.

Furthermore, another research done by (Ebola: The Race for Drugs and Vaccines, 2015),stated that trials which would in general take years and decades are being fast-tracked on a times scales of weeks and months. The aim is to use the lowest dose of vaccine possible that provides protections because of the so large out-break. Vaccine Company Novavax has recently announced the start of an Australian trial designed to investigate another potential immunization on healthy human volunteers (2015).

Furthermore, 3,850 people have died from having the virus this current year 2015. Some of the countries listed were Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. If the Ebola vaccination can save lives than it is worth the research and time that has been