The Hot Zone is a true story about how the knowledge of the Ebola virus was first developed and the background behind it. The Ebola virus kills nine out of ten of its victims and it kills quickly and painfully. It is extremely contagious and the blood and vomit the victim lets out can spread the virus quickly. The Hot Zone goes into detail of the experience of getting to the bottom of the Ebola Virus. The story begins with the tale of a French man, Charles Monet, who lived on a plantation in western
appear as being long, thin and occasionally they have 'branches' sprouting from one place or another. Ebola can also take the form of a 'U' or a 'b'. There are four known strains of the virus; they are Ebola Sudan, Ebola Zaire, Ebola Reston and Ebola Tai. Ebola Reston only causes disease in monkeys but as the rest of them take approximately 8 hours to duplicate itself. How is it Transmitted The Ebola virus can easily be transmitted through direct contact of blood, organs, secretions of any kind
had recovered from what seemed to be the flu. Ending this story the author, Richard Preston travels to Africa on his own to see the Kitum Cave and other sites that were mentioned throughout the novel. Finally, the author visits the monkey house in Reston which is now abandoned. This novel was an incredible journey of a virus from its origin and to what it became as it was passed from host to host. I learned how a virus can adapt and form different strands which can cause it to become more deadly.
of Washington D.C. in 1989. The book focuses on four Biohazard level 4 viruses: Marburg, Ebola Sudan, Ebola Zaire, and Ebola Reston. In the beginning we are introduced to some background cases, such as Charles Monet and Dr. Shem Musoke. As the book goes on we learn about how a strain of the Ebola virus broke out at a monkey facility, outside of the nation’s capital, in Reston, Virginia. The Army and the C.D.C. worked together to contain the situation and was later known that this form of Ebola was
destroying women, and the image of beauty. Even the most prestigious of women have lost their battle with Anorexia, proving how terrible this issue is world-wide. French model Isabelle Caro, fashion model Luisel Ramos, Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston, 18-year-old Eliana Ramos, and countless more have passed away shocking the whole world, including the industry of fashion. 28-year-old French model Isabelle Caro spent the last few years of her life raising awareness about Anorexia. In an Ad campaign
What is beauty? Is it having flawless skin, a size 0 body, being 5’10”, and having long, luxuriant hair? Who sets these standards? The media sets unrealistic standards of beauty and it negatively affects women because women set out to become what society believes is beautiful and go to any means of achieving these goals. Unfortunately, they don’t realize that the perfect skin, perfect hair, or the perfect body may unachievable. When corporations are advertising makeup, they purposely make the models
Today i am going to talk about three main topics; i will talk about what Ebola is, how you can protect yourself from the virus, and what the side effect are of ebola. what is ebola you may ask, Ebola is a disease that has been growing across Africa. Ebola is an infectious and generally fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids by a filovirus ( Ebola virus ), whose normal host species is unknown according to Ebola, previously known
Ebola virus disease is the kind of thing that horror writers dream about, it brings the most frightening of infectious disease symptoms to mind. Just imagine victims bleeding from their eyes, ears and nose. The nonfiction book The Hot Zone by Richard Preston and the 1995 movie Outbreak, are excellent examples of our perception of the disease. Ebola is highly infectious, rapidly fatal, deadly disease with a death rate of up to 90%, after the onset of symptoms. It is transmitted through direct contact
Ebola is a critical disease that has recently spread the country of West Africa. We have also had a few cases in the United States. Ebola is a deadly disease that cannot be contained. As of November 20, 2014 the total number of cases in West Africa is 15,113 (1). There have been a total of 5,406 deaths in the West African outbreak (1). This outbreak has lasted from March 1st, 2014 until the present (1). Scientists across the globe have been working hardly to find a cure for this raging epidemic
deaths all around the world. However, for the citizens of Central and West Africa this plot has become a reality. The cause of this nightmarish reality is Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF). Ebola is… Ebola virus of the Ebolavirus genus is a zoonotic infectious pathogen, which causes hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates (Sobarzo A et al 2013). First introduced back in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the first outbreak with a lethal consequence
Ebola is a member of the virus family Filoviridae, causes hemorrhagic fever, which is serious illness in humans and animals. Ebola virus disease is extremely contagious, with mortality rate is 92%. It is transmitted to human from wild animals (chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys) or from human through liquid body substance like blood, slaver, urine, etc. of a person who is infected with Ebola, except water and air. Ebola virus is found in various countries in Africa. It was first discovered in 1976, during