Filoviridae

disease that caused an outbreak in Africa recently. It is said to be zoonotic origin; when humans come in contact with animals that are infected by the virus, which then spread from person-to-person through contaminated body fluid. Ebola virus, filoviridae family, is filamentous, enveloped and non-segmented negative RNA. Pathogen is responsible for viral haemorrhagic fever, vomiting and diarrhea, this is associated with high levels of lethality. It takes a long time to develop a vaccine for Ebola

Ebola was named for a small river near Maridi, Sudan. Since Ebola first appeared in 1967 there have been over 100 cases of Ebola with more than 50% of the patients dying within days of their acute symptoms. Ebola is classified as a biosafety level four agent because of its extreme pathogenicity and the lack of a vaccine or antiviral drug. Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus); Sudan virus (Sudan ebolavirus); Taï Forest virus (Taï Forest ebolavirus, formerly Côte d’Ivoire ebolavirus); and Bundibugyo virus

A Hole in my Heart In this image I see my family gather together near my sister’s casket. If we look even closer, we will notice that everyone is not crying, but is putting a smiling face. It feels as if everything was already even though it hurt inside. It almost seems that we can hear my sister saying, “Everything will be okay, I am still near you.” I chose this photo because one, it depicts year I will be writing about and it’s when my sister passed away. This photo is very important to me because

The Epidemiology of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Erin Hicks Murrill Southeastern Louisiana University   Introduction The Ebola virus disease (EVD) is currently the largest outbreak recorded in history with over 5,000 deaths in the country of West Africa, as well as to overseas countries, including the United States and Spain. It is characterized by a combination of flu-like symptoms and extreme vomiting and diarrhea, which makes it hard to diagnosis without extensive blood testing. Many individuals

or cleared for use on human patients with EVD. The therapy hence largely depends on the immunity of the patient and general treatment of symptoms as they occur. INTRODUCTION EBOV (Ebola virus) is an enveloped RNA virus belonging to the family Filoviridae; under the electron microscope, it appears filamentous (Strong, et al. 2006). The genus Ebolavirus comprises of five EBOVs; EBOV being identified as the causative agent of the recent outbreak (Broadhurst, Brooks & Pollock, 2016). Ebola virus disease

Reston, and E. Tai-Forest. These five strains were named by the location that they were first discovered. For example E. Sudan was the strain found in the first two cases in the country Sudan. The genus for EVD is Ebolavirus and the family is Filoviridae (4). The EVD is also known as the Ebola hemorrhagic fever as it illustrates the symptoms caused by this virus. (3). It is rare for EVD to be airborne as it is transmitted from human-to-human contact. Ebola-

Course Project Paper: Ebola Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as the Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a highly infectious, deadly disease. Ebolavirus is from the virus family of Filoviridae, which also includes Cuevavirus and Marburgvirus. Five species of Ebolavirus have been identified: Zaire, Bundibugyo, Sudan, Reston, and Tai Forest. The Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River, in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, and is now currently found in many African

The Role of the World Health Organization in the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Abstract The 2014 Ebola outbreak was the first occurrence of Ebola in West Africa, killing thousands of people. The epidemic caused panic worldwide as the World Health Organization (WHO) struggled to contain what it claimed would be a brief outbreak. It was through this unsuccessful response that the WHO came under increased scrutiny. Investigations into the WHO revealed deficiencies across many aspects of the organization. Most

In the 14th century, the Black plague killed over 1/3rd of the global population. 200 years later, influenza killed another 15 million. Then, in the early 1900’s, the Spanish Flu infected 500 million people in only two years. Pandemics have affected the world since the biblical era. These rampaging viruses have turned once prosperous towns into lonely ghost towns. Civilizations have been reshaped, cultures and politics devolved, and the hope of nations has been shattered. When will the next pandemic

Producers in an ecosystem are typically plants or other autotrophic organisms. The Hot Zone by Richard Preston implies that mango trees and African grasses serve as producers in their respective ecosystems. The mango tree is native to central Africa. Mango trees achieve heights of 90ft and widths of 80ft because of their deep-set roots and stable bases (Wanitprapha). The mango tree belongs to genus Mangifera and the most common mango species is Mangifera indica. The mango is a food source for frugivores