Ebola Virus Reflection Can you believe how many ways that we can avoid getting Ebola? Avoid contact with Ebola patients and their bodily fluid.. Do not touch anything - such as shared towels - which could have become contaminated in a public place. Washing hands and improving hygiene is one of the best ways to fight the virus. Ebola helpers or nurses should wear gloves and protective equipment‚ such as masks‚ and wash their hands regularly. They also warn us that against consuming raw bush meat and
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help these pathogens to evolve. They have adapted to the medicines that we consume‚ and their medication resisting ability drastically improved. Consequently‚ we have a virus such as Ebola that directly attacks the immune systems. This virus has an average of 50% fatality rate. As of 13 January 2016‚ reportedly 11‚315 has died from Ebola. Moreover‚ we also have many contagious antibiotics resistant bacteria such as Clostridium difficile‚ shortened to C. diff‚ a deadly bacterium that multiplies when an
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The Filoviridae family of viruses is where the Ebola virus belongs. The virus is distinguished by long filamentous structure which can present as straight‚ branched‚ and circular or a folded strand with a uniform diameter of approximately 80 nm but can be many different lengths. Liver cells‚ neutrophils‚ endothelial cells and macrophages are specifically targeted by the virus. Large quantities of cytokines are created by infected cells which solicits a large response from the immune system and interrupts
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Introduction Ebola virus which causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever‚ was first recognized in 1976 in Zaire‚ now Democratic Republic of Congo‚ and Sudan. It is named after the river Ebola in Zaire. The virus has five known subtypes named after the location where they were first identified and caused disease: Ebola Sudan‚ Ebola-Bundibugyo‚ Ebola-Zaire‚ Ebola-Ivory Coast and Ebola-Reston. (CDC.gov) Ebola-Reston is the newest subtype and was identified in research macaques imported from Philippines
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The Ebola virus can take anywhere between two to twenty-one days before showing symptoms‚ and two weeks before a positive test concludes that an individual has the infectious virus. Should we believe that mandatory testing is the answer? Quarantining individuals is a temporary method to control and lower the risk of spreading the virus. Ebola‚ the highly contagious and deadly disease that has no known cure and is a threat to today’s society‚ continues to kill thousands. When the virus first broke
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you may have contracted the Ebola virus. Ebola was first discovered in the village of Yambuku(1) near the Ebola River in Zaire. Since its discovery‚ there have been four outbreaks of this disease. There are three known strains‚ of variations of ebola. There is no known cure for this disease(2).Ebola has become one of the most mysterious and feared viruses on the face of this earth. Ebola’s first documented appearance was in Zaire in 1976. Noone knows where ebola comes from or what the original
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killing viruses‚ the Ebola virus. Have you ever wondered how it infects people‚ how the victims are treated‚ and how they are working to control the outbreaks. These are just some of the many questions about this deadly disease that could soon turn into an epidemic. The Ebola virus is a member of the negative strand RNA virus‚ also known as flivoviruses. Filovirus causes hemorrhagic fevers in humans‚ but there are only 2 known members of the filovirus so far; Ebola and Marburg virus. There are four different
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Richard Preston works with its main goal of educating society on the disturbing topic of the Ebola virus. It attempts and adequately completes its goal to reveal the terrifying truth of the origins of this deadly virus to the whole of society. It is due to the fact that the Ebola Virus is both highly deadly as well as an infectious disease that it comes as no surprise that it is classified as an exotic “hot” virus. While the book takes place in and discusses many different places‚ the book’s main focus
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In class‚ we got a chance to discuss Ebola in the U.S. and in Africa. Certainly‚ the U.S. has fewer cases and deaths due to Ebola than countries all over Africa. In addition to the lecture by Haneefa Saleem‚ we learned about what the Ebola virus is‚ its history‚ the effect it has on people and their communities‚ and the world’s perception of the virus. Thankfully‚ the U.S. does not have to experience the effects of living through an Ebola epidemic because of the certain precautions taken when a case
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BIO204 02-25-13 Discussion One Topic(s): Each year the influenza virus will infect anywhere between 5-20% of our Nations population and upwards of 200‚000 will become hospitalized for further treatments from complications. Most cases can occur between the months of October through May among those January and February is the peak months of the flu season. People most at risk of complications are the elderly above 65 years or older‚ children younger than 2 years old‚ and anyone who have chronic
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