The Epidemic Of The Ebola Virus

Ebola is the virus Ebolavirus (EBOV), a viral genus, and the disease Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), a viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF). The virus is named after the Ebola River Valley in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), which is near the site of the first recognized outbreak in 1976 at a mission hospital run by Flemish nuns. It has remained largely obscure until 1989 when several widely publicized outbreaks occurred among

It is doubtless that Ebola virus has a big impact on human’s health. It kills many people and it is a catastrophe. Although there is some experimental treatments and vaccines, they are not commonly used because they are not approved by any organisation yet. Hope that approved vaccines and treatments in the future can stop ebola virus killing people so that more lives can be saved.

The Ebola virus disease (EVD) was initially discovered in 1976; which originated from the Ebola River Valley in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). EVD is a severe, often fatal disease affecting humans, and nonhuman primates. Outbreaks occur in Africa affecting mostly the central and western portions of the continent. Formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, but the recent outbreak illustrates viruses’ ability to manifest itself without hemorrhaging. While EVD can be a deadly disease, its spread can be stymied rather quickly with properly trained, and well equipped personnel, effective disposal of dead bodies, and changes in burial practice.

The virus was known. They knew that it was deadly. They knew how it was transmitted, but still failed to achieve the precautions for the deadly Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever virus (Farmer 1). People never suspected that they would have to face the virus, but little did they know, it would show up some time or another. It was a monster that was naked to the human eye that claimed thousands of lives during the outbreaks in 1976 and 2014. The virus was discovered in 1976, leaving people stunned with the harm that it was capable of. It spread like a wild fire. Ebola has many deadly secrets under its walls, it infects humans unbelievably, and it’s not easily treated. It has always had people worried and it always will. How is it possible for something so tiny to cause so much harm?

The Ebola virus is an infectious virus in most cases it ends fatally, and spread through infected body fluids. There are four kinds of the Ebola virus which are known to cause disease in Humans out of the five known strains: Zaire ebolavirus; Sudan Ebola virus; Taï Forest Ebola virus, Reston Ebola virus; and Bundibugyo virus Bundibugyo Ebola virus. The Zaire Ebola virus strain has fatality rates of up to 90%. The Sudan Ebola virus strain has fatality rates of around 40% to 75% in current outbreaks, and are known for the larger outbreaks in Africa. The remaining three strains of the Ebola virus have lower fatality rates due to the rare number of cases of Taï Forest Ebola virus, Reston Ebola virus; and Bundibugyo virus Bundibugyo Ebola

Imagine being diagnosed with a life threatening disease. No cure has been found, and the disease is highly contagious. This is essentially what having the Ebola virus would be like. The three affected West African countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia are doing all that they can to contain and eliminate the Ebola virus. However, every country has a different method for handling crisis. These differing methods can be shown in the recent bringing of the Ebola virus to the United States from Western Africa. The strategies used for containment as well as elimination of the Ebola virus in both Western Africa and the United States may be similar, but are wildly different.

Ebola virus strikes fear into the hearts of many. Incidentally, this fear seems to be most prominent in certain subsets of the population, mainly manifesting in those living in the periphery or who are impoverished. Often the hardest hit areas are peripheral nations hampered by political turmoil, weak health systems, and who are lacking in human and infrastructural resources.

Although the virus became such an impact on recent events, Ebola originated several years prior. The virus was discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River Valley in Zaire. The infection was named after the river nearby but the location is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “The WHO director-general declared the West African outbreak a public health emergency of international concern under the International Health Regulation” (Ebola Outbreak). Since then, many cases have appeared sporadically and have left many in fear. Two imported cases were reported in the U.S. but precautions are being taken to prevent the virus from spreading frantically. Ebola, previously known as a hemorrhagic fever, is a deadly disease

The Ebola Haemorrahagic Fever, or Ebola for short, was first recognized as a virus in 1967. The first breakout that caused the Ebola virus to be recognized was in Zaire with 318 people infected and 280 killed. There are five subtypes of the Ebola virus, but only four of them affect humans. There are the Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan, Ebola-Ivory Coast and the Ebola-Bundibugyo. The fifth one, the Ebola-Reston, only affects nonhuman primates. The Ebola-Zaire was recognized on August 26, 1976 with a 44 year old schoolteacher as the first reported case. The Ebola-Sudan virus was also recognized in 1976 and was thought to be that same as Ebola-Zaire and it is thought to have broken out in a cotton factory in the Sudan. The Ebola-Ivory Coast was

Ebola is a terrible disease that can kill entire families. Many people would have never thought that, it's been around since 1976. Many things attributed to this deadly disease. For many years the rural community or health center where able to contain Ebola where it occurred. In 2013 people infected with Ebola came into cities where there was a dense population of people and there was a major outbreak. These communities were oblivious about what was happening to their loved ones. They continued being around those that were sick and with their burial tradition. This included washing and touching the infected bodies.

I think nurses hold a major role in prevention and control the spread of communicable disease, such as the Ebola virus. One of the most important role is educating. Nurses can educate the communities about how to prevent and protect themselves from the disease. But before educating the communities, the nurse needs to familiarize him/herself about the signs and symptoms of Ebola virus and to know how to react in case of a possible or confirmed Ebola case. Nurses also must follow the standard precaution at all time. As equally important roles include collecting data, making nursing diagnoses, investigating and reporting cases, and providing information to the general public.

In March of 2014, in West Africa, the Ebola outbreak began. This horrendous disease causes symptoms such as “…sudden onset of fever, muscle aches, weakness, sore throat and headache.” Last year, when Ebola spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, believed the “…outbreak could reach 1.4 million cases by early next year.” The President Barack Obama spoke about the issue and what needed to happen in order to keep the people safe. However, a year later, Ebola is still taking lives from innocent people.

In 2013, the most widespread epidemic of the Ebola virus in history broke out in West Africa. My first introduction to the virus was in the following year, when popular media and news outlets across the United States picked up the story as Ebola became less of a foreign illness and more of a true threat to the nation’s health in the event that someone happened to carry it back from Africa. For years, I have had a fascination with medicine and pathology, and when I first read the news, my thoughts went first to how the virus had managed to spread so quickly. Now, as the threat has faded from the news and the concerns of the domestic United States, my attention has turned to the nature of the spread of infectious diseases. I was

In our decade, there have been mass discoveries of ways to treat, cure and prevent infectious viruses. If you were to just Google infectious virus breakthroughs the results would almost seem endless. With the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus one might begin to forget or bypass any recent advances. There is no denying that the Ebola virus has already had a tragic effect on our globe, and with our 24-hour news update availability it is often uncertain of what is true and what is untrue.

Ebola belongs to the virus family Filoviridae. There are three genera in this family, which are the Marburgvirus, Cuevavirus, and Ebolavirus (WHO, 2014). Filoviruses are encased within a lipoprotein envelope that comes in a variety of different shapes, ranging from