Ebola Virus— What type of virus is it? How it spreads? What is being done to contain its spread? What treatments are available? Ebola genome is a single-stranded RNA approximately 19‚000 nucleotides long. It encodes seven structural proteins such as nucleoprotein‚ polymerase cofactor‚ transcription activator‚ RNA- dependent RNA polymerase. The Ebola virus is a Filovirus. These virus types cause fever or cause bleeding inside and outside the body when having a very high fever. Ebola
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Ebola Virus Outbreak Framework CJHS 410 September 21‚ 2014 Joe Maffia Overview of the Event Ebola virus disease is a virus that is communicable through human-to-human contact as well as animal-to-human contact in which has promoted the spread of this virus that can be deadly if left untreated (WHO‚ 2014). Not only is the Ebola virus disease (EVD) quite contagious but is gaining momentum from community to community with lack of proper health care‚ containment‚ and the families
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Ebola is one of the most deadly infectious diseases that we have discovered and researched. Its full name is Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever. This disease is caused by several Ebola viruses (Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever). It was discovered in 1976 and named after the Ebola River in Northern Congo‚ where it was first found (Rupp 48). There are 4 species of Ebola which are Ivory Coast ebolavirus‚ Reston ebolavirus‚ Sudan ebolavirus‚ and Zaire ebolavirus (WHO). Ebola is part of the group of diseases called viral
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July 16th 2200(Washington‚ USA): days ago that the ebola epidemic began‚ millions of people have died because of this‚ the origin of this epidemic is in Africa‚ to the virus for a long time but never existed had caused something so serious‚ soon spread all over the world‚ this disease is horrible‚ makes that you bleed from the mouth and rectum and is spread by spit‚ if you have some acquaintance with this disease have to be careful to avoid infected you also. July 18th‚ 2200: I’m so scared‚ I don’t
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The ebola outbreak of 2014 claimed many lives‚ some of which being American. Many more would have been claimed‚ however‚ if Dr. Kent Brantly hadn’t donated his blood plasma to the cause. Dr. Brantly is inspiring to me because even after he had become ill with ebola and survived‚ he continued to fight the international war on the virus. He is a true‚ selfless‚ and honorable hero that should be remembered forever as such. Brantly wouldn’t even have become ill with the virus in the first place if he
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EBOLA WHO? The Ebola virus causes an acute‚ serious illness which is often fatal if untreated. Ebola virus disease (EVD) first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks‚ one in Nzara‚ Sudan‚ and the other in Yambuku‚ Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter occurred in a village near the Ebola River‚ from which the disease takes its name. The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is concerned with international public health. It was established
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Ebola virus disease (EVD; also Ebola hemorrhagic fever‚ or EHF)‚ or simply Ebola‚ is a disease of humans and other primates caused by ebolaviruses. Signs and symptoms typically start between two days and three weeks after contracting the virus as a fever‚ sore throat‚ muscle pain‚ and headaches. Then‚ vomiting‚ diarrhea and rash usually follow‚ along with decreased function of the liver and kidneys. At this time some people begin to bleed both internally and externally.[1] The disease has a high
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Karen Jaramillo 10/21/2014 English 102 Professor Vargas Liberty and Language? America is a wonderful country that holds a distinctive quality and that is the acceptance of people from different ethnicities and race to form part of America. Numerous Polls have consistently proved that most Americans believe immigrants who are in the United States illegally should be granted legal status if they take the steps of learning English. This is understandable and should be reinforced. What can’t
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AIDS‚ and small pox all which can be deadly and are considered by most people who haven’t heard of Ebola or Marburg as the deadliest of diseases and viruses. Imagine a virus that killed nine out of every ten people it infected and it was contagious through airborne particles. Even prior to learning about the symptoms of this type of virus it already sounds like a nightmare. The virus is called Ebola and a man by the name of Richard Preston wrote a full length book about the discovery and the fight
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Whitley Acre Mrs. Hill Honors English 9 26 January 2012 Outbreak: The Ebola Virus in Sudan‚ Zaire‚ and Uganda By killing ninety percent of its victims‚ Ebola is one of the most effective viruses known to man. This virus does not have any specific requirements for its host‚ it simply attaches itself to a species and does as much damage as possible. Ebola is extremely contagious; it is practically unstoppable‚ incurable‚ and unpreventable. The ease of transfer between species makes detection
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