filoviruses cause hemorrhagic fever‚ which is actually what kill victims of the Ebola virus. Hemorrhagic fever as defined in Mosby’s Medical‚ Nursing‚ and Allied Health Dictionary as‚ a group of viral aerosol infections‚ characterized by fever‚ chills‚ headache‚ malaise‚ and respiratory or GI symptoms‚ followed by capillary hemorrhages‚ and‚ in severe infection‚ oliguria‚ kidney failure‚ hypotension‚ and‚ possibly‚ death. The incubation period for Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever ranges from 2-21 days (JAMA
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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 one person
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Hamilton lived there. It was also the city where one of the most devastating diseases spread through. (PBS). Beginning in the late seventeen hundreds and lasting almost a century‚ The Yellow Fever ripped through Philadelphia and some of the surrounding cities (Finger). The first major American yellow fever outbreak hit in July of 1793 and significantly got worse in the beginning of October. Philadelphia‚ was the most sophisticated city in the nation so far. About two thousand free African Americans
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Topic: Ebola General Purpose: (To inform about Ebola) August 21st‚ 2014‚ Saah Exco‚ a 10-year-old boy found on the beach abandoned‚ sick and all alone. This is just one case. Specific Purpose: The harmful effects Ebola has on the body are deadly‚ it is estimated this virus has affected 3.800 people in West Africa and around 2‚300 have died so far from it. Central Idea: Today I am going to explain the symptoms/transmission‚ diagnosis‚ and what health officials do to prevent this virus
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rickettsia rickettsia was named after the first person who discover Rocky Mountain Spotted fever‚ Howard Taylor Ricketts. The unicellular aerobic gram negative non-motile‚ non-spore forming‚ coccobacilli bacterium are 0.3-0.5 x 0.8-2.0 um. It is in the family Rickettsiaceae and order Rickettsiales of the α-Proteobacteria. It is a unicellular microorganism that lacks a distinct nucleus and membrane- bound organelles‚ while it is a three-layered cell wall and its outer
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Ebola Virus Ebola virus (EBOV) is considered to be one of the most belligerent contagious agents and has an ability to cause highly fatal hemorrhagic fever syndrome that results in human and non-human primate’s death (NHPs) during the days of exposure. The first notification of the virus was mentioned in the Ebola River valley in Zaire for the time of an outburst in 1976. Moreover‚ the outbursts have appeared in Africa over the following 27 years‚ with death rates that differ from 50 to 90%. In
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Mattie‚ is a 14 year old girl who is stuck in a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. Thousands died after only a month‚ and it wasn’t long before her mother got it and sent her away to the country. All did not go well on the way there. Her grandfather got sick‚ prohibiting them from moving to the fever-free country land. Mattie was left to help keep him alive. Shortly after‚ Mattie fell ill and woke in a huge hospital surrounded by other yellow fever victims. Fortunately‚ her grandfather survived. However
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Introduction The following report will provide an analysis on the risks and impacts of pandemics such as Ebola Virus Disease in Singapore’s aviation industry‚ actions that can be taken to resolve the issues‚ the detailed steps on how to implement these measures and lastly‚ a personal opinion on whether the aviation companies or organisation in Singapore are ready to tackle the issues caused by pandemics. a. Risks and impacts Risks of Pandemics The occurrence of a pandemic is unpredictable‚ no one
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Student: Nguyễn Thị Thanh Hằng Class: 02G Student code: 0271119 ROMAN FEVER Edith Wharton Analyze the significance of the title ’Roman fever’ An interesting story about two genteel ladies and their triangle love began at Rome‚ which is famous for its extremely romantic beauty. And twenty five years later‚ also by these two ladies‚ also at this beautiful city‚ all the secrets in the past are revealed. The true face of the upper class for which these two women represent as a result is exposed
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Saturday night fever and the loss of the middle class One of the most popular films of the 1970s was “SNF”. Many people all over idealized its music and lifestyle. Two of the main characters were regulars on popular TV shows (Welcome back kotter‚ and All my children). This movie is a reflection of the interests of the American people during the 1970s. People did not mind and most cases wanted to be distracted from the major political issues of the time‚ such as the recent war in Vietnam and resignation
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