Committee: World Health Organization Topic: Combatting the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Country: Brazil Delegate: Andrew Felder School: Houston Academy for International Studies The Ebola virus started
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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 with the endothelial cells lining the interior surface of blood vessels and with coagulation. As the blood vessel
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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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sister.” Yeah‚ but an annoying one at that I thought. I look around our make-shift campsite and my eyes stop on her sleeping figure. I have to admit‚ she’s the bravest fourteen year old girl I have ever met. I haven’t seen her cry once. After the Outbreak spread‚ we’ve lost contact with our parents because of the chaos in the streets. We haven’t seen them in 7 months‚ when this all started. I fear the worst‚ but she’s optimistic. Tess‚ my sister says we’ll find them at the Superdome in Chicago. That’s
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Classroom » How to Investigate an Outbreak Steps of an Outbreak Investigation On this Page Step 1: Prepare for Field Work Step 2: Establish the Existence of an Outbreak Step 3: Verify the Diagnosis Step 4: Define and Identify Cases Step 5: Describe and Orient the Data Step 6: Develop Hypotheses Step 7: Evaluate Hypotheses Step 8: Refine Hypotheses Step 9: Implement Control and Prevention Measures Step 10: Communicate Findings In investigating an outbreak‚ speed is essential‚ but getting
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Main article: Progress of the SARS outbreak The epidemic appears to have originated in Guangdong Province in November 2002 ("Patient #0" -- first reported symptoms -- has been attributed to Charles Bybelezar of Montreal‚ Canada) and‚ despite taking some action to control it‚ Chinese government officials did not inform the World Health Organization of the outbreak until February 2003‚ restricting media coverage in order to preserve public confidence. This lack of openness caused delays in efforts
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PREVALENCE OF ESCHERICHIA COLI ON PHILIPPINE PESO BILL WITHIN THE VICINITY OF ILOILO CITY 2012-2013 A Research Paper Presented to The Faculty College of Medical Laboratory Science Department Central Philippine University Iloilo City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Research 1 JUSTINE GRACE G. JIMENEA ISAAC JAMES T. LEDESMA MAJA HANNAH LOU L. LOJA ROBERTO R. MANALO JR. JIRAH L. PEDROSA MARCH 2013 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study A classic
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Biology101 McDowall 10/29/2012 Escherichia Coli “The Bacterial Beast” E.coli or binomial name Escherichia coli was discovered by a German pediatrician named Theodore Escherich in 1885. Dr. Escherich originally named the bacteria‚ bacillus communis coli. After the demise of Dr. Escherich the intestinal bacteria was then named Escherichia coli after the late doctor in 1919. The bacteria Escherichia coli are classified as follows. Domain- Bacteria Kingdom- Eubacteria Phylum- Proteobacteria
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E. Coli Transformation with Plasmid (pGal)‚ pGal Isolation‚ and Analysis of Plasmid DNA Felicia Osadi Bio 22 April 20‚ 2012 Transformation = group 10 Plasmid = group 7 RFLP = group 1 RESULTS Table I. Plasmid Transformation of E. Coli. Plate # | Agar plate | Type | Result | 1 | X-gal | Control | Extensive lawn growth | 2 | Ampr / X-gal | Control | Clear no bacterial growth | 3 | Ampr / X-gal | Transformation | 1 blue colony | Transformation efficiency = 1 transformants
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Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus albus Some bacteria’s require a certain amount of light in order to function properly and there fore survive. Escherichia coli is found in the gut and intestines of mammals. Staphylococcus albus is generally a skin dwelling bacteria Aim: To test whether the amount and type of light that the bacteria’s E.coli and S.albus are subject to causes changes in their growth rates and habits. To test whether the growth rates and habits of the bacteria’s E. coli and S
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