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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The Ebola Aftermath One aspect of disaster epidemiology is the assessment of both short and long-term adverse health effects post-disaster. In order to more accurately prepare for future events‚ any lingering effects must be studied. While we were easily made aware of the recent Ebola outbreak‚ long-term effects for survivors appear to be less mentioned in the media. The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling this “an emergency within an emergency”‚ (As cited by Petesch‚ 2015‚ para. 2). Of
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Intro and the Claim: Ebola is an uncommon and dangerous illness created by infection with a strain of Ebola infection. The 2014 Ebola plague is the biggest ever‚ influencing numerous nations in West Africa. The Ebola infection passes from individual to individual through immediate contact with the blood‚ discharges or other natural liquids of an infected individual‚ or from contact with infectious needles or other equipment in the environment. Individuals remain infectious as long as their blood
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Compulsory vaccines for children are a controversial topic that has been around the world for hundreds of years. Some people have been opposed to vaccines since the beginning. Some are against children getting vaccines because they view the vaccine as dangerous and unsafe. Some feel that diseases aren’t as harmful as they really are. Vaccines have saved countless children’s lives and have eradicated and eliminated many diseases. Vaccines should be required for children because they save lives‚ protects
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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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Ebola Impact on Human Health & Hygiene Essay Historically Ebola has had a serious impact on human health and hygiene and still does due to the fact of no vaccine or treatment being discovered‚ but thanks to improvements in scientific and medical knowledge the virus itself is now controllable. 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
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Amy Rogers Office Hours: MW 9-10 AM • Viruses are on the border between living & nonliving things • Have either DNA or RNA‚ never both • Often cause death of the host cell • Genus/species names not used in viral classification Compenents of a virus (lipid bilayer) Viral components: Nucleic Acid • Viral genomes can be either DNA or RNA • This genome‚ once inside a host cell‚ directs synthesis of new viral proteins‚ and also replication of new viral genomes • Viral genomes come in all kinds:
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Ebola Ebola hemorrahagic fever is a 20 year old virus that‚ with a mortality rate of 50% to 90%‚ is one of the world’s deadliest viruses. Its causative organism is called Ebola virus. Ebola virus is a member of filoviridae‚ a family of negative-strained RNA viruses. The filoviridae family consists of five known members‚ Marburg‚ Ebola Zaire‚ Ebola Sudan‚ Ebola Reston‚ and Ebola Tai. Ebola virus is spread in a number of ways. An outbreak starts when an infected animal or insect‚ called a
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Ebola: * What is Ebola? Ebola is a virus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF). The Ebola virus belongs to the RNA virus family known as Filoviridae. There have been five strains of the Ebola virus identified (four of them are known to cause illness in humans). * Ebola Genome: One of two RNA viruses * First Recognized: 1976 Zaire Africa * Native to Africa * Unknown Origin‚ or natural reservoir * Ebola is very acute‚ infection is very rapid so * There are no
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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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