Ebola virus disease (EVD)‚ formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever‚ is a severe‚ often fatal illness in humans. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks. The first EVD outbreaks occurred in remote villages in Central Africa‚ near tropical rainforests‚ but the most recent outbreak in
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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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-에볼라 바이러스 취사율 Ebola virus is one of the four ebolaviruses known to cause disease in humans. It has the highest case-fatality rate of these ebolaviruses‚ averaging 83% since first described in 1976‚ although fatality rates up to 90% have been recorded in one epidemic (2002–03). There have also been more outbreaks of ebola virus than of any other ebolavirus. - 사망자 26 September 2014 – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today said it is intensifying its cooperation with a wide range
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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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Ebola Outbreak Ebola‚ previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever‚ is a rare and deadly disease. Ebola viruses are found in several African countries. Ebola was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then‚ outbreaks have appeared at irregular intervals in Africa. The 2014 Ebola outbreak is the largest Ebola outbreak in history and the first Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This outbreak is the first Ebola epidemic the world
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Ebola speech http://www.studymode.com/essays/Ebola-Informative-Speech-61391491.html http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/ Plan: introduction What is Ebola (some facts) How was is created Effects of Ebola aka symptoms Transmission Treatment How can Ebola affect us Imagine being isolated from your own family and feeling unsure as to whether or not you will ever see them again. They do not want to come anywhere near you‚ for you are a threat to their health. The only visitors who
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Ebola Ebola is the virus Ebolavirus (EBOV)‚ a viral genus‚ and the disease Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF)‚ a viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF). The virus is named after the Ebola River Valley in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)‚ which is near the site of the first recognized outbreak in 1976 at a mission hospital run by Flemish nuns. It remained largely obscure until 1989 when several widely publicized outbreaks occurred among monkeys in the United States. The virus interferes
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Topic: Combatting the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Country: Brazil Delegate: Andrew Felder School: Houston Academy for International Studies The Ebola virus started in 1976 in West Africa. Ebola is a fatal disease that is infectious and causes the host of this disease
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have no cure or not even a simple treatment. The unfortunate ones lay on their deathbed‚ crying out for mercy or pray for a miracle to happen. Their bodies slowly deteriorate and eventually die. The Ebola Virus is held responsible for the lives of thousands of people. Audience motivation: The Ebola virus is the T-Rex of microbes. I hope you will enjoy and may be frightened on what I’m about to tell you. Establish credibility: I want to work in the health field‚ so I’m always curious and want to
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The Ebola Virus INTRODUCTION The most deadly killers on this earth are too small to see with the naked eye. These microscopic predators are viruses. In my report‚ I will answer many basic questions concerning one of the fastest killing viruses‚ the Ebola virus. Questions such as "How does it infect its victims?"‚ "How are Ebola victims treated?"‚ "How are Ebola outbreaks controlled?" and many others related to this deadly virus. GENERAL INFORMATION The Ebola virus is a member of the negative
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