Ebola
Ebola virus
Signs and symptoms/ cause & transmission
- Fruit bats are the host of the Ebola virus. Air Born transmission is possible as well as human to human transmission. Exposure to bodily fluids ( stool, urine, saliva and semen ) , soilded cloths , linens, and needles. It can also be transmitted from coming in contact with infected animals ( fruit bats, apes, and monkeys )
History of Ebola
- The risks groups are healthcare workers, nurse, doctors, family members pr caregivers. People with compromised immune systems or underlying health conditions are also at risk for contracting the disease. According to the wwwwho.int men can still transmit the virus through semen up to 7 weeks. The largest outbreak occurred in March 2014 in West Africa causing 8981 death as of February 2015. Ebola is not treatable but it is preventable.
Treatment & prevention
- Ebola is a global problem, it effects the health of uninfected individuals. Ebola is a disease that is treatable preventable, but incurable. According to ( World health organization ) the largest outbreak occurred in March 2014 , 25,065 Ebola cases have been conformed and 10,413 people have died .
- This outbreak is the largest in history because it affects multiple countries in West Africa. According to the CDC, people who recover from the disease develop antibodies that last ten years. Terrorist could threaten to unleash Ebola on a nation unless their demands are met.
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