50 Ebola Facts
By: Zac Z. Damian M. Cole P. and Terry S.
Zac's 20 Facts
- One symptom of this disease is diarrhea
- Another symptom is a headache
- Vomiting is a symptom
- Stomach pain is a symptom
- Unexplained bleeding and bruises is a symptom
- Muscle pain is a symptom
- The virus originated in West Africa
- The long name for Ebola is, "Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever"
- Ebola is caused by a RNA virus
- Ebola is often fatal
- Ebola is very contagious
- If someone doesn't develop symptoms after 21 days from being around the virus they don't have the virus
- The virus only effected 6 people in the US
- The virus came to the US from someone who visited Africa
- Ebola doesn't spread through casual contact
- Ebola doesn't spread through air
- Ebola doesn't spread through water
- Ebola doesn't spread through food grown or legally purchased in the US
- The first US death from Ebola was in Dallas, Texas
- On November 17, 2014 a US surgeon died of Ebola at Nebraska Medical Center
Damian's 10 Facts
- In a poll of 1,000 Americans, 20% were scared that they would catch the disease
- Early Ebola symptoms are similar to symptoms of other virus'
- The virus may spread from contact of infected body fluids
- The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history
- The Virus is named after the Ebola river
- The virus was first recognized in 1976
- Liberia has been effected by Ebola
- Guinea has been effected by Ebola
- Sierra Leone has been effected by Ebola
- There has been Ebola cases in 10 different countries
Cole's 10 Facts
- September 30, 2014 was the first diagnosed case of Ebola in the US
- Currently there is no cure for Ebola
- Ebola doesn't through food
- The virus is known to live in fruit bats
- The first case in the US was treated and the patient was sent home virus free on August 21, 2014
- A carrier of the virus is gorillas
- A carrier of the virus is monkeys
- A carrier of the virus is pigs
- A carrier of the virus is forest antelope
- A carrier of the virus is porcupines
Terry's 10 Facts
- The 2nd case of Ebola in the US was found October 11, 2014
- You may experience pain in the abdomen
- You may experience pain in the chest
- Ebola kills 90% of its victims
- Uncontrollable shivering is a symptom
- Uncontrollable sweating is a symptom
- Only experienced doctors can attend to it
- Some of the people who treated the outbreak had to be totally covered to avoid the virus
- You can die anywhere from 3 to 30 days or more from obtaining the virus
- One large outbreak was in Kikwit, Zaire in 1995 with 315 cases and 244 deaths