location where it was discovered. These filoviruses cause hemorrhagic fever, which is actually what kills victims of the Ebola virus. Hemorrhagic fever is defined as a group of viral aerosol infections, characterized by fever, chills, headache, fatigue, and respiratory symptoms. This is followed by capillary hemorrhages, and, in severe infection, kidney failure, hypotension, and, possibly, death. The incubation period for Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever ranges from 2-21 days. The blood fails to clot and patients
belongs to the genus Marburgvirus in the family Filoviridae, and causes a grave hemorrhagic fever, known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), in twain humans and nonhuman primates. Basic Safety measures for medical personnel and others who are taking care of presumed individuals who may be contaminated with Marburg disease. Marburg Virus, Akin to the more widely known Ebola hemorrhagic fever, MHF is portrayed by systemic viral replication, lowering the body’s normal immune response to invasion by foreign
Ebola is a member of the virus family Filoviridae, causes hemorrhagic fever, which is serious illness in humans and animals. Ebola virus disease is extremely contagious, with mortality rate is 92%. It is transmitted to human from wild animals (chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys) or from human through liquid body substance like blood, slaver, urine, etc. of a person who is infected with Ebola, except water and air. Ebola virus is found in various countries in Africa. It was first discovered in 1976, during
This infection is a standout amongst the most deadly and horrific infections known to development. Ebola hemorrhagic fever is serious, regularly deadly and it influences monkeys, gorillas and people. The Ebola infection is a part of a group of RNA infections known as filovirus (family Filoviridae). At the point when amplified by an electron magnifying instrument, these infections have the presence of long string-shape, with little snare or circle toward one side. There have been four recognized strains
environment, and shortsighted political action and/or inaction. Viral hemorrhagic fevers are a group of diseases caused by viruses from four distinct families of viruses: filoviruses, arenaviruses, flaviviruses, and bunyaviruses. The usual hosts for most of these viruses are rodents or arthropods, and in some viruses, such as the Ebola virus, the natural host is not known. All forms of viral hemorrhagic fever begin with fever and muscle aches, and depending on the particular virus, the disease
States Sam and his team came to the conclusion the disease is not airborne and cannot spread. The disease was created 27 years before but destroyed the Army decided to bomb the whole infected area. Motaba virus Motaba virus or viral hemorrhagic fever which is a fever
can be contracted several ways including direct contact and contact with infected blood or bodily fluid. It is easy as accidently touching infected saliva or changing a Band-Aid on an infected person. Symptoms of the virus can range greatly but fever, headache, diarrhea, vomiting, and unexplained hemorrhaging are some of the most common. The Ebola virus attacks the body through the immune system, eventually breaking down everything in its path starting with the immune cells. The virus could ultimately
things are being blamed for these violent outbreaks. And in the sixth and final point one will be shown what is being done to better the situation. It is over in a matter of days. The victim staggers, disoriented and exhausted, and collapses in a fever. His eyes turn bright red, and he starts vomiting blood. Within a matter of hours, he "crashes" and "bleeds out" surcumming to agonizing death with blood seeping from his eyes, ears and other orifices. At autopsy, pathologists discover, aghast, that
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. The Ebola virus can be passed from
people to cringe, shudder, twitch, and recoil from horror. Ebola also can result in a mortality rate as high as 90% of all infected individuals. All cases of Ebola have occurred in African countries. Ebola goes to animals and can come back to humans. Fever, chills, diarrhea, fatigue, headache, nausea, sore throat, vomiting, and rashes are all symptoms of Ebola. Victims bleed internally and externally after all the other symptoms. The research showed that scientists can prevent Ebola virus from proliferating
Hantavirus Hantavirus is a virus in the Bunyaviridae family of viruses. Dr. Lee Ho Wang from Korea discovered Hantavirus in the early 1950s. Though the virus is commonly found in rodents, it does not cause disease in the rodents. Disease results when the virus is transmitted to humans. A common way of contracting Hantavirus is from breathing in dust that has been contaminated by an infected rodent’s saliva, feces or urine or the infected dust gets into broken skin. It is also transmitted by the
is a novel about the origins and the development of viral hemorrhagic fevers, especially ebola and marburg. These diseases are all Biosafety Level 4 agents, which means that they are extremely dangerous because they are highly infectious, have a high case-fatality rate, and there are no known treatments or cures. Marburg Virus and Ebola virus are filoviruses belong to a virus family called Filoviridae and they can cause severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates. Five species of Ebola
all around the world. However, for the citizens of Central and West Africa this plot has become a reality. The cause of this nightmarish reality is Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF). Ebola is… Ebola virus of the Ebolavirus genus is a zoonotic infectious pathogen, which causes hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates (Sobarzo A et al 2013). First introduced back in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the first outbreak with a lethal consequence of
fluids. The Effect. Once a person is infected the incubation period would be 2-21 days. During this time a person is not contagious until the onset of symptoms. The initial symptoms would be The first symptoms of Ebola virus infection are a high fever, strong headaches, and joint and muscle pain. Progressing to bloody diarrhea, vomiting blood and stomach cramps, and internal and external
have supported the theory that fruit bats may be the reservoir for the virus and may help replicate the virus (Nabel et al, 2007). Ebola is a highly contagious virus that’s part of a group called filoviruses- they are viruses that can induce a hemorrhagic fever in humans and primates. The virus is also heterogeneous in shape, which helps it evade standard imaging techniques, making it harder to study the virus in depth (Robinson, 2011). There are 5 different subcategories of ebolaviruses: Zaire, Sudan
4. How is the virus spread? The virus initially is spread to the human population after contact with an infected wildlife and is then spread through direct contact with body fluids such as blood, urine, sweat, semen, and breast milk. Family members and healthcare workers who contract the virus usually obtain it from direct contact with the infected person. In some of the countries like Sudan and Zaire that are less developed and their healthcare is under-financed needle transmission is common since
a glycoprotein, a polymerase, 7 polypeptides, and 4 undesignated proteins (12). The genome of Ebola consists of a single strand of negative RNA. Negative RNA is noninfectious itself. The original genome is 3’ untranslated region, nucleoprotein, viral structured protein, VP35, VP40 glycoprotein, VP30, VP24, polymerase (L), 5’ untranslated region (12). The Ebola virus resides in the proteins that contain carbohydrate chains covalently attached to their polypeptide side chains, also known as glycoproteins
Jenna Lisa Bednarz Comm 203.513 Dr. Jones Barbour September 18, 2014 Introduction: Attention: Imagine yourself waking up one morning thinking you have the flu. You have fever, a headache, your body aches, and you are sick to your stomach. You make yourself get the courage to roll out of bed and drive yourself to the doctor to find out that your problems go far beyond how you feel at the moment. Not only are you feeling terrible, you are also bleeding internally and
northern India accompanied also by the Pneumonic plague in 1994 (10.c). An outbreak of Marburg disease, a type of hemorrhagic fever, was observed in laboratory workers in Marburg, Germany and Belgrade, Yugoslavia. These workers were accidentally exposed and infected with the virus resulting in 31 cases, in which 7 people died. In 1976, the Ebola virus, another type of hemorrhagic fever, imploded in Central Africa claiming some 500 victims. Until this very day, t... ... middle of paper ... ...ria
The spread of the Ebola virus that has infamously swept across the media and the ears of many in recent months, is the response to the drastic sub-Saharan outbreak in three nations: Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. There have been further cases of contracted patients in neighboring cities and countries, but not near the magnitude of the three countries housing the epicenter. Fear of the deadly virus has plagued the American people since breaking news in August. The danger the virus presents