The Ebola virus‚ also know as Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by viruses from four different families of viruses: 1)filoviruses‚ 2)arenavirus‚ 3)flavavirus‚ 4)bunyaviruses. The usual host for most of these viruses are rodents or anthropoids (such as ticks and mosquitoes). In some cases‚ such as the Ebola virus‚ the natural host for the virus is unknown. All forms of viral hemorrhagic fever begin with a fever and muscle aches. Depending on the particular virus‚ the disease
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Statistics Real Life Example #2Article: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/10/21/us-ebola-airports.htmlMy article is covering the recent “Ebola Outbreak”. In this‚ people are direly afraid of catching the Ebola virus. They are even going as far as screening people in airports who come from‚ and travel to‚ places where Ebola is much more spread amongst the population (mostly in Africa‚ for now). The article quotes: “Some members of Congress have urged President Barack Obama to ban all travel
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Plot Outline: Ebola is very much a hardy virus that can live outside of the human body‚ unlike HIV. It can be found in trace amounts in tears‚ blood‚ and even on the surface of the skin. The virus operates by attacking the vital organs‚ causing massive bleeding internally and externally. There is no cure‚ no treatment‚ and death usually occurs within 10 days. A close relative of Ebola was first seen in Europe in 1967 when workers at a pharmaceutical plant in Marburg‚ Germany began to mysteriously
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Ebola Virus- A Detailed Study Ebola Virus is the newest virus which has become epidemic in West Africa and it is being that it is spreading throughout the world as people coming from that region are becoming carriers of the virus. Going into the history if this virus‚ this virus was first detected in 1976‚ when it occurred simultaneously in the regions of Nzada‚ Sudan and Yambuku in Democratic Republic of Congo. It got its name from the Ebola River that flowed near the Yambuku village. As
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I have learned many interesting things as i’m researching my Guatemalan side of the family! Such as things like my aunt traveled on foot from Guatemala to the U.S‚ my grandparents not actually meeting until they were in the U.S‚and my aunt crossed the border illegally! Yes‚ I am enjoying this experience very much. It is allowing me to learn things from my aunt and grandparents (on my Guatemalan side) that I never knew before. It is also allowing me to bond and learn things with my family‚ that
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Gabrielle Vitez Professor Harasimchuk LAS Paper October 31st‚ 2014 Ebola Prevention The Ebola outbreak that started in Africa has become a major health issue for the United States. When the virus surfaced‚ many feared that it would be brought back from Africa and infect North America. The world health organization (WHD) explains that Ebola virus disease (EVD)‚ formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe‚ often fatal illness in humans. The WHD elaborated by saying‚ “The virus is transmitted
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Professor Bahel English 1101 October 24‚ 2014 Ebola Outbreak 2014 In March 2014‚ West Africa suffered for a first time from the most deadly epidemic disease called Ebola since it was discovered in 1976. Ebola is a viral disease caused by virus called Ebola which is named after the Ebola River in Zaire. “Ebola virus‚ having five known subtypes‚ is part of the family of filoviruses and causes the infectious disease Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Tekman)”. According to WHO‚ a total
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Ebola Virus Thesis Statement: The deadly virus Ebola is killing thousands of innocent people worldwide‚ but there are some simple steps that are being taken to prevent this coming tide of deadly parasites Outbreaks 1976 outbreak 1995 outbreak First two outbreaks What is Ebola? The Ebola virus in general Symptoms Transmission What is to blame? Poor facilities are impart to blame Poor governmental operation Chimpanzees are the suspected hosts Prevention and what it helping More money
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Ebola Outbreak in West Africa The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world’s deadliest to date and the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency as more than 2‚100 people have died of the virus in Guinea‚ Liberia‚ Sierra Leone and Nigeria this year. Ebola is a viral illness of which the initial symptoms can include a sudden fever‚ intense weakness‚ muscle pain and a sore throat‚ according to the World Health Organization (WHO). And that is just the beginning:
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Imagining Trauma Ebola Extra Credit Essay The Ebola Outbreak The Ebola outbreak has took a huge toll on the world‚ however it is primarily in the African countries Sierra Leone and Liberia. It spreads through bodily fluids including sweat which is one reason it spreads so fast there. In African culture people are allowed to embrace the dead person and may have to carry a sick person to a medical area. This causes the virus to spread without them even realizing it. Ebola has a 90% fatality
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