Viruses are a big problem all across the world in the last few decades. The virus Ebola has caught the attention of many people in the public and government. Viruses, like Ebola, that kill huge amounts of people is a major threat to the entire world. The only way to find a cure for Ebola is through our use of science and technology. Ebola has just been noticed in the last few months, but Ebola has been around for years. People didn’t know or didn’t care about it as it was in Africa. Now that is has come to the United States of America, it has become a worldwide issue.
After knowing the symptoms of Ebola, it takes 2-21 days for the virus to kill its host. This is its incubation period. Humans are not infectious until they develop symptoms.
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Ebola is caught into the human population through close contact with the blood, organs or other infected bodily fluids/parts of animals such as chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys found dead or ill. Ebola then spreads through human to human transmission via direct contact with blood, secretions to other bodily fluids of infected people, and surfaces like bedding, clothing of the infected can also transmit the …show more content…
Scientists have thoughts about what caused the spread of Ebola, but a solution needs to be found quickly because there’s a high probability for the virus to spread worldwide and become an extensive problem. They know that it has come from the chimpanzees or domestic pigs, so these two animals are probably immune to the virus. The University of Manitoba performed an experiment to find out if pigs were immune to the virus. The first experiment was done with piglets and chimpanzees. The piglets were then placed in a room with four cynomolgus macaques (crab eating monkeys). They were separated by wire cages to ensure that the species don’t engage in direct contact. Within a few days, the piglets showed signs of being infected by Ebola. Nine days later, all the piglets appeared to have recovered from the disease. Although, 2 of the monkeys had still been infected by Ebola and then transferred it to the other monkeys through direct physical contact. The virus travelled between the monkeys, then to the pigs, but the pig’s immune system seemed to be able to fight against and beat the virus. The scientists still need a lot more evidence to stop the spreading of the virus. This experiment created some theories of how Ebola may have been transmitted among the animals and how it could be cured. Ebola is transmitted when an infected organism is touched. Right now there
Ebola from everyone’s point of view is seen as inferno. Dr. Steven Hatch’s memorable journey began with him volunteering to leave for Liberia in 2013 to work at a hospital in Monrovia to fight Ebola in one of its most affected areas. There were only a few patients with Ebola when he arrived. The number of patients rapidly increased over his time in Liberia. After six months Ebola was declared a world health emergency and not only were ordinary people outside of the hospital getting the virus but the medical personnel that were tending to the patients had caught it and some of them had even died.
After the death of Charles Monet, the stage is set for much more to come. At the time, Monet’s death was considered unknown, because the Ebola virus was not known about at the time. Medication and antibiotics have no effect on someone with the virus, so obviously it’s pretty serious. Ebola is probably one of the most disgusting things anyone could ever imagine. What is basically does is turn your internal organs into liquid that then pours out of every single hole in your body, even the pores in your skin. Another effect of this virus is coughing up your own blood. This happens because the blood clots in your arteries and veins, which forces it to come out of your mouth and other areas. Eventually your skin will just explode from the pressure of all the blood built up in-between your skin and flesh. This virus can be very deceiving because it has the regular symptoms of diseases like malaria and typhoid fever, but it can kill you within a matter of 10 days.
On November 28th, Dr. Peter Jahlring of the Institute was in his lab testing a. virus culture from the monkeys. Much to his horror, the blood tested positive. for the deadly Ebola Zaire virus. Ebola Zaire is the most lethal of all strains. of the Ebola.
...nd make people aware that it is more common than people realize and that a rather large part of America has the illness, whether they know it or not. This paper also discussed how the virus, could target certain individuals more easily than others based on the genetic makeup of an individual and families.
Almost no one on Earth has any immunity at all to this virus, which makes ordinary vaccines useless against it. The sudden spread of the virus into Europe foreshadows an epidemic development that could be worldwide. Ultimately, there is no way to protect ourselves against epidemics. They will keep disappearing and coming back in new forms.
In the New York Times interview of Richard Preston, the well renowned author of The Hot Zone, is conducted in order to shed some light on the recent Ebola outbreak and the peaked re-interest in his novel. The Hot Zone is articulated as “thriller like” and “horrifying.” Preston uses similar diction and style choices corresponding with his novel. By choosing to use these specific methods he is advertising and promoting The Hot Zone to the audience members that are interested in reading, and reaching out to those who read and enjoyed his novel. He continuously grabs and keeps the reader’s attention by characterizing and personifying Ebola as the “enemy [and] the invisible monster without a face” in order to give the spectators something to grasp and understand the Ebola virus. Along with characterization, Preston uses descriptions with laminate
The Case of Amontallido In a psychological perspective, the author’s life is linked with the behavior and motivations of characters in the story. The author’s name is Edgar Allan’s Poe who portrayed his self in his writing. The miserable life of Poe can be measured through “The Cask of Amontillado” in which character named “Montressor” showed indifferent feeling towards his victim. After burying Fortunado alive, Montressor felt bad after burying his victim alive but then he attributes the feeling of guilt to the damp catacombs.
Ebola, a virus which acquires its name from the Ebola River (located in Zaire, Africa), first emerged in September 1976, when it erupted simultaneously in 55 villages near the headwaters of the river. It seemed to come out of nowhere, and resulted in the deaths of nine out of every ten victims. Although it originated over 20 years ago, it still remains as a fear among African citizens, where the virus has reappeared occasionally in parts of the continent. In fact, and outbreak of the Ebola virus has been reported in Kampala, Uganda just recently, and is still a problem to this very day. Ebola causes severe viral hemorrhagic fevers in humans and monkeys, and has a 90 % fatality rate. Though there is no cure for the disease, researchers have found limited medical possibilities to help prevent one from catching this horrible virus.
...1976, scientists have not developed a complete understanding of the virus, such as it’s natural reservoir. The non-specific symptoms make it difficult to clinically diagnose, though there are laboratory tests that can be done to help diagnose patients. Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever also spreads quickly and easily, especially in hospitals where the proper safety precautions are not taken. Thankfully, scientists and doctors have made a successful vaccination that worked on monkeys and are working on one that will work on humans, hopefully helping decrease the dangerously high death rate and help save many people that may one day become infected.
Ebola Virus comes from the known strain family virus called filo viruses, which are zoonotic pathogens. Symptoms include fever, headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, throat pains, and muscle pains. These symptoms can start as early as 2 days to as late as 3 weeks after contracting the virus. This public health problem dates back to the 1970’s where the first three known outbreaks occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan (Li, Chen 2014). The Ebola virus is introduced into a population when there is close contact with the blood, secretions, or bodily fluids of animals that are infected. The virus started in Africa by humans coming into close contact with infected chimps, gorillas, bats, monkeys, antelopes, and porcupines. Ebola spreads within a community through human to human transmission. The virus is able to spread quickly due to direct contact of the skin or mucous membranes. Ebola is a problem in the world for six main reasons. First, there is no cure for the disease, vaccines have been tested but none are available for use. Second, Ebola is a very deadly disease. It can kill up to 90% of victims within a couple days of exposure (Cunningham 2003). Filo viruses cause episodic, lethal and hemorrhagic outbreaks in humans and in primates (Olival, Islam, Daszak 2013). Third, healthcare workers are becoming infected while treating patients. This is due to the close contact with patients and healthcare personnel not taking full precautions. Fourth, infected individuals are still contagious after death. This means that at funerals, family members have the potential to become infected with close contact to the infected individual. Fifth, people are infectious for as long as the virus is still pr...
In 1976 the first two Ebola outbreaks were recorded. In Zaire and western Sudan five hundred and fifty people reported the horrible disease. Of the five hundred and fifty reported three hundred and forty innocent people died. Again in 1995 Ebola reportedly broke out in Zaire, this time infecting over two hundred and killing one hundred and sixty. (Bib4, Musilam, 1)
One of the current major concerns in the world is the outbreak of Ebola. Ebola is an infectious disease that comes from the Ebola virus and can cause death if the patient is left untreated. The disease can be managed with treatment of the patient, however. Ebola is a disease that is a major concern in the Subsaharan African Realm, and in the North American Realm, but it is beginning to be dealt with sufficiently in the Northern American Realm. Ebola started its first outbreak in West Africa.
The Ebola virus, being from the virus pathogen, isn’t a living organism and therefore invades host cells and takes over the nucleus which allows it to replicate itself and survive. The disease itself is spread by any type of fluids such as saliva, blood, moisture from breathing and also it can be present in a male’s semen. In the body it spreads via the blood stream and infects healthy organ cells causing them to be damaged and killed, which leads to internal bleeding and in some cases organ failure. In the West Africa outbreak, 28,000 cases of Ebola were reported with 11,000 of those cases proving to be fatal (as reported by the world health organisation). One of the symptoms of Ebola is that on the renal systems and the liver and that is that their function is significantly reduced and that can be followed by internal and external bleeding e.g. bleeding from the eyes, ears, nose or mouth
Imagine a country where you could share a drink with someone and catch a virus that gives you a higher chance of dying than survival, a country where everyone is in fear of being in public, and nurses are in fear of coming into work. Many issues and questions concern the problem of Ebola in our society. The issue that is the focus of this paper is how to prevent Ebola from spreading across the country and becoming a bigger problem than it already is now. There are steps we must take to defeat Ebola, and this is a virus we must eliminate because it's very easily spread, can create a great amount of hysteria; possibly even anarchy, and can be cured if researched well enough before it's too late.
A virus that is spreading rapidly and taking the lives of those it affects, is threatening West Africa and the people who live there. The virus is Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever; it began in West Africa and has now arrived in United States. It affects people in various ways and has a multitude of symptoms. The virus has a high mortality rate, spreads quickly, and currently has no cure or vaccination. Although the outbreak of Ebola has the nation in turmoil, the virus may be able to be tamed through extensive testing and laboratory work, precautions and containment of the virus, and understanding the history and background of the virus.