Sos Ebola Paper
Orly Villalonga
11/09/2014
Ebola Virus
Ebola hemorrhagic fever, or Ebola for short, has caused many socio-cultural, political, and economic implications throughout the world. There have been many diseases and viruses throughout history that have caused turmoil and have changed the way the world functions. However, what makes this disease so detrimental is through the way that it is passed and the health implications it has on an individual with the disease.
Although Ebola has been around since 1976. It originated from the Ebola river; hence the name of the disease. Most recently there has been a major outbreak in the disease and has spread nationally which is the main cause for its emergence. Although there are no cures yet for this viral disease, by giving awareness, there will be more caution and less people getting diagnosed with Ebola. It has been theorized that the transmission of the outbreak began through fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family which are natural Ebola hosts. It began through spread throughout the human population through contact with bodily fluids such as blood of infected animals. What is even more shocking is that since viruses and diseases have a higher rate of evolving mutations, Ebola can now spread from human to human through surfaces of materials that contain the bodily fluid.
Different cultures have different views and ways of expressing their concern towards the disease. It is really surprising to me how the US, takes on the comical side of Ebola. Whether it is to make people feel less stressed about the situation or whether it is our lack of knowledge as Americans; in different countries there is much violence and genocide. It means killing or the destruction of a group in order to maintain or restore order. In Monrovia, Liberia there have been over 700 different cases of genocide of people that have or are accused of having Ebola. The main cause of all of this is, fear. One family reported saying “we are absolutely afraid, we
11/09/2014
Ebola Virus
Ebola hemorrhagic fever, or Ebola for short, has caused many socio-cultural, political, and economic implications throughout the world. There have been many diseases and viruses throughout history that have caused turmoil and have changed the way the world functions. However, what makes this disease so detrimental is through the way that it is passed and the health implications it has on an individual with the disease.
Although Ebola has been around since 1976. It originated from the Ebola river; hence the name of the disease. Most recently there has been a major outbreak in the disease and has spread nationally which is the main cause for its emergence. Although there are no cures yet for this viral disease, by giving awareness, there will be more caution and less people getting diagnosed with Ebola. It has been theorized that the transmission of the outbreak began through fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family which are natural Ebola hosts. It began through spread throughout the human population through contact with bodily fluids such as blood of infected animals. What is even more shocking is that since viruses and diseases have a higher rate of evolving mutations, Ebola can now spread from human to human through surfaces of materials that contain the bodily fluid.
Different cultures have different views and ways of expressing their concern towards the disease. It is really surprising to me how the US, takes on the comical side of Ebola. Whether it is to make people feel less stressed about the situation or whether it is our lack of knowledge as Americans; in different countries there is much violence and genocide. It means killing or the destruction of a group in order to maintain or restore order. In Monrovia, Liberia there have been over 700 different cases of genocide of people that have or are accused of having Ebola. The main cause of all of this is, fear. One family reported saying “we are absolutely afraid, we
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