status of Ebola and Leishmaniasis are deadly diseases according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Ebola is comprised of five distinct species: Zaïre‚ Sudan‚ Côte d’Ivoire‚ Bundibugyo and Reston‚ which causes 25-90% deaths found in African clinics. Leishmaniasis is caused by parasites which transmit this disease by the bite of a tiny female phlebotomine sand fly. This deadly disease is estimated to infect 1-2 million new cases every year. The two diseases that are similar to Ebola and Leishmaniasis
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Gnim Bazim Period 2 EbolaLiberia Internet Sources: http://www.heritage.org/index/country/liberia http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/liberia.htm http://www.ok.gov/opm/jfd/xspecs/x27.htm Liberia: ● Population size: 4‚092‚310 (July 2014 est.) ● ● ● ● ● Population growth rate: 2.52% (2014 est.) Birth Rate: 35.07 births/1‚000 population (2014 est.) Death Rate: 9.9 deaths/1‚000 population (2014 est.) Migration Rate: 0 migrant(s)/1‚000 population (2014 est.) Climate: tropical; hot
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DALLAS — The Texas nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for the first person to die of the virus in the U.S. has been identified as 26-year-old Nina Pham. Health officials have not released the nurse’s name‚ but Yahoo News identified Pham through public records and a state nursing database. Then on Monday‚ Pham’s family confirmed her identity to local Dallas ABC News affiliate WFAA. Pham‚ a critical care nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas‚ is one of at least 50 people who cared
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characteristics are used to place each virus in a specific group? The three characteristics that are used to place each virus include the virus’ combination of their nucleic acid‚ strandedness (whether it’s single-stranded
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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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The Ebola virus is an infectious and fatal disease that is widely spread through various countries‚ scattering terror throughout. When traveling is areas with a high prevalence rate of infection one must equip themselves with a knowledge that will help them stay clear of infection. To create a thorough understanding of the disease it is important to look back in the history book to see where‚ how and when the infection came about‚ recognise the pathophysiological side of the condition and it’s modes
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What is Ebola? 1. Simply‚ the Ebola virus is an aggressive pathogen that causes a highly lethal fever syndrome in humans and nonhuman primates. Ebola was discovered in 1976‚ originally. Five Ebola species have been identified as time has progressed. Ebola was named for a small river near Maridi‚ Sudan. Since the emergence of filo viruses in 1967‚ there have been over 1000 cases of Ebola or Marburg‚ with more than 50% of the patients dying within days on the onset of acute symptoms. It is considered
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Current Events Paper Ebola Ebola is a rare but deadly virus that causes bleeding inside and outside of the body. As the virus spreads‚ it weakens the immune system and other organs of the body. Ebola has killed up to 90% of the people that have been affected by it. The disease first originated in a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976. It is named after the Ebola River‚ which is near one of the villages that Ebola originated in. Recently‚ Ebola has come back to life‚ so to
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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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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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