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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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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“The Masque of the Red” 200 year ago been talking about the modern day disease Ebola. Poe probably was talking about Ebola cause he sad that everyone that got it bled out. Ebola is like a flu virus; but way worse cause you bleed for you pores ‚ eyes‚ nose‚ and mouth.”The Masgue of the red death” said when you go the virus you die in thirty minutes. Africa was the place where Ebola is from in Africa In the 1976 is where Ebola started it killed 280 of the 318 people stricken. “ the masque of the red death”
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through centuries‚ and humanity developed social and governmental systems in order to preserve itself. The 1918 flu and the recent Ebola crisis are cases in points. However‚ while many government and societal actions are helpful‚ these same institutions are sometimes harmful and result in inequity of opportunity. The 1918 influenza pandemic and the current response to Ebola are both similar‚ as they show how government quarantines are counterproductive and both helped expose a strain of racial bias within
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Health Management Jamara Aaron University of Phoenix Ebola and President Barack Obama Currently in Africa there is an outbreak of a deadly virus; Ebola. The U.S. President Barack Obama is helping with different ways to control the outbreak in West Africa. With President Obama being the U.S. leader he is instructing the military to assist as well as help us our U.S.’s resources. With the highest leader of the U.S. donating $100 million dollars and a possible $88 million
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Scientific Mishap Writing One day in a science lab on top of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado there was a scientist named Billy Bob Jr. he was working to cure Ebola. It was 2:02 pm at this time. He was the only one in lab at the time is boss Lebron was in florida on a family vacation and the other workers were all gone because it was a Saturday afternoon. He was mixing two chemicals together until something went bad right outside of lab (really bad). There was a huge blizzard that came rolling through
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