The American President Obama And The United States Of America

There has been an acute worry roaming about the United States concerning the Ebola Outbreak. Originally, Ebola had never touched the United States until September of 2014. (4) The disease was originated from and named after a river in the Democratic of Congo. Since discovered, there have been known cases in Africa. There have been many very deadly cases of Ebola - the fatality rate is estimated to from about fifty to ninety percent. (2) To the United States, there had never been any worry about the disease until September twentieth of 2014. A man by the name of Thomas Eric Duncan boarded flight 822 from Liberia to Dallas, Texas. Flight 822 was where it all began. Nobody had any

In 2014 the world watched in horror as West Africa experienced the largest Ebola epidemic in history. Affected countries in Africa included Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone and the epidemic, having begun in December 2013, went on for a full year, with additional cases occurring throughout 2015. Over 19,000 cases were reported by December 2014 and of those, 7,518 lost their lives. Today, we know that in total, over 11,000 people lost their lives ("Previous case counts", 2016). There were many factors at play in this outbreak, such as the emergence of a new strain Ebola virus; a lack of preparedness in West Africa, where Ebola had not been seen prior to 2014; a shortage of health care workers and subsequent death of many more them, leading

Due to the severity of Ebola, more Americans are conscious of the lack of preventative measures afforded for healthcare workers and patients. After Healthcare workers became responsible for three of the four cases of Ebola on U.S soil, a high degree of concern arises, particularly regarding Healthcare Associated Infections. HAIs are responsible for 33.8 billion dollars in healthcare associated costs, but face the long-standing issue of a lack of funding, community support, opposition of the use of penalty tax, and awareness as potential barriers. It is important

The Ebola virus is in danger of spreading rapidly in the United States. A report on the New York Times website, written by Kevin Sack, has revealed the fact that Ebola has spread from person to person at a Texas hospital. In order to protect the citizens of the United States, a prompt and quick lock down of the entire state of Texas in needed and necessary in order to protect the United States.

Ebola virus disease (EVD) policies globally has become a confusing and ongoing investigation among world governments and leaderships. The first diagnosis in America confirmed and made public by the Centers if Disease Control (CDC), was in Texas on September 20, 2014. The patient had developed symptoms around the fourth day after coming into the United States (CDC 2014). The patient had stated he did not pose any symptoms when he left West Africa. Upon falling ill, he went to a Texas hospital, and based upon the signs and symptoms he was presenting, the hospital performed a laboratory test. The test confirmed he was in fact positive for the virus, but to found in critical condition. Texas Presbyterian Hospital isolated the patient and unfortunately, the patient died from complications of the virus on October 8, 2014. As stated by DR. Tom Frieda (2014), Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “We will contact anyone we think has any likelihood of having had contact with the patient when he was infectious, starting with relatives he had been staying with” (para 2). Health officials stated that once contacts were identified, they would be monitored for 21 days, which is the incubation period for the virus, for any signs and symptoms of the infection. At that point, the person would be put into quarantine themselves (CDC 2014). The public remained uneasy and questioned what was going to be done to stop the virus

Ebola has impacted the healthcare field in an enormous way. When it came to the healthcare system, people felt like they were let down. First of all, the healthcare system gave people fear and mistrust. It was said that the disease itself was created by the healthcare system (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). When the Ebola epidemic hit the United States, the system was in question. There was question about if hospitals were properly trained for Ebola patients (Almendrala, 2014). The impact on healthcare employees was just as unsure. Healthcare workers felt nervous and wondered if they were safe. This was a critical issue because workers were not only worried about his or her safety but their families as well. Without instructions

In 2014, Center for Disease Control and Prevention diagnosed the first Ebola case in the United Stated, from a man in Dallas, Texas that came from Liberia. It came to the United States and in many ways it appears that the country was not ready for this kind of outbreak (CNN). CDC recognized the Ebola cases in the United States a lot of concerns were raised, and death is too many. In order to protect Medical Professionals and Public Health Professionals across the country, strategies and preparations with dedicated teams to undergo extensive training that would help reduce the chance of infection, and rigorous donning of personal protection equipment (PPE) training to ensure that it would stop spreading the disease. This research will outline

In 2014 there was an Ebola outbreak in Africa, which spread to the USA, making our entire nation fearful because it is a fatal and deadly virus if left untreated. Ebola, also know as hemorrhagic fever, is caused by ebolavirus. It is spread though direct contact with bodily fluids, which includes droplets of fluid. Symptoms include muscle pains, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea internal\external bleeding leading to death. Unfortunately, there is no current vaccine but early treatment and interventions improves chances of survival. Ebola is not only affecting the safety of USA airlines but also affecting healthcare workers especially nurses who have the most direct contact with Ebola patients. This subject brought to my attention the question:

“It is rare for someone to die in the United States from Ebola because medical and monetary resources are extensive-much more so than in West Africa” (Fantz). The way Ebola even traveled to the US was from Americans who felt that West Africa and other countries needed help fighting Ebola. They took time out of their own lives to go and save others’ lives while also risking their own at the same time. Since West Africa does not have the resources we

Well, it is official. Thousands of American soldiers will stay on in Afghanistan after 2016. US President Barack Obama halted the troop drawdown on October 15 because “Afghan forces are still not as strong as they need to be.”

The last Ebola outbreak was merely a year ago. This tragedy is fresh; I remember watching the news in fear that Ebola would come to America…until it did. First in Texas then again when two American doctors were flown from Africa to Emory. The idea of Ebola being in my back yard was absolutely terrifying! I couldn’t stop imagining what I’m going to do when I’m a medical student and a biohazard level four patient is in the same hospital as me.

(Ebola 2) The factsheet states that, “on August 8, the WHO Director-General declared this outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” (Ebola 2) While that may have been alarming, as of October the virus has made its way to the United States claiming the life of the only diagnosed victim known to have the virus. Various news channels have stated that it is unknown how many people in the U.S. have been exposed, however only time will tell. The WHO doesn’t give an expected time frame of how long it will take to contain the virus, however it is expected to take a year to a year and a half. Eighteen months could pass with potentially twenty thousand victims dying every month, that is over a quarter of a million potential deaths that could occur in attempt to control the

These four cases not only show that globalization and ease of travel between areas of the outbreak has made the U.S. population susceptible to Ebola, but it also demonstrates that medical technology, infection control measures, and the coordinated response helped to prevent a large-scale outbreak. Hospitals across the country have implemented policies and procedures for evaluation and management of patients who present to emergency rooms with possible EVD. The CDC has developed an algorithm to guide emergency

Whilst the virus was devastating and the United Nations and several countries stepped in to help, there were lots of misconceptions about Ebola – how it spreads, the symptoms, risks and prevention, and what it would mean if it became a global pandemic. Misconceptions were on some of the following; Ebola is an airborne virus, if you contract Ebola, you’ll die, anyone with the virus is contagious, Someone infected in North America will lead to a worldwide epidemic, being around someone infected is high risk, Ebola can be found in fruit, Antibiotics can cure Ebola, Ebola victims die by bleeding out of their orifices, The disease is for the government to make money, and the virus was

SECOND POINT: Although an outbreak in America is highly unlikely, the fact that Ebola has been diagnosed on American soil brings fear to all. Because of its infectiousness and long incubation period, and the banality of early symptoms, it can be difficult to track and contain. We also do not have a cure for this disease, sure we have experimental drugs, but nothing official. The spread has been much quicker in this outbreak than others, affecting both urban and rural areas. Usual protective measures to prevent the spread appear to be less effective in this epidemic. What ebola does to the human body defies reason and is something like out of a horror movie, not a text book. Americans feel hopeless and vulnerable because Ebola is here. The victim who flew from Liberia to Dallas, Texas on September 30th of this year did expose others and there is a risk of it spreading. The Ebola virus is the most terrifying and least-understood virus known to man. We are witnessing the onset of a deadly mutation anticipated and feared for almost four decades. Americans have watched fully informed and trained health care workers contract Ebola.