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    Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a prevalent zoonotic disease caused a tick-borne virus. Transmission of the CCHF virus to people can be either by contact with infected animals that are slaughtered or tick bites(WHO). Contamination of medical supplies, reuse of needles and improper sterilization techniques have also been attributed to the transmission of CCHF. Averagely, the fatality rate of this disease is about 30%, but the mortality rates are between 10% to 80% have been reported in

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    along with cargo. (cdc.gov/dengue/epidemiology) This caused outbreaks in Thailand and the Philippines in the 1950’s and in the 80’s cases began to crop up in Latin America and the Caribbean. (cdc.gov/dengue/epidemiology) Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever are caused by a family of four similar viruses that have been appropriately dubbed; dengue 1-4. (cdc.gov/dengue/epidemiology) The insect vector

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    constantly needs blood supply, blood that flows through the brain carries nutrients as well as oxygen, when there is shortage or blockage of the blood vessels that leads to a stroke. There are two different types of strokes, an Ischemic Stroke and Hemorrhagic Stroke. Ischemic stroke is when the blood vessels become blocked, this can be from blood clots, particles

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    Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever is caused by a virus found in the family of filoviridae, in genus known as ebolavirus. There are currently four known Ebola virus strands that are deadly to humans. The virus is transmitted through bodily fluids so it can be transferred via mucosal surfaces or abrasions on the skin when being in direct contact to an infected person. It is highly pathogenic and causes death in approx. 50 -90% of all known cases. This laboratory and numerous experiments has shown that antigen

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    the fact of no vaccine or treatment being discovered, but thanks to improvements in scientific and medical knowledge the virus itself is now controllable. 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

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    Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever is a severe and often deadly illness that occurs in humans and primates. Ebola viruses are members of the filovirus family. The Ebola virus causes the infection of this disease. There are four subtypes of the Ebola virus that have occurred in humans: Ebola Sudan, Ebola Zaire, Ebola Ivory Coast, and Ebola Bundibogyo. There was also a case of Ebola that occurred in a non-human in Reston, Virginia. The Zaire virus was the first Ebola virus discovered and it is also considered

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    Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are found around the world that is one group of illness caused by virus of five distinct families: Arenaviridae, Bunyaviridae, Filoviridae, Flaviviridae, and Paramyxoviridae (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). These include the Ebola and Marburg, Lassa fever, and yellow fever virus (U.S National Library of Medicine, 2016). Garrett point out that less than a decade ago, one of the biggest problem in the world was the lack of resources available to combat

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    Ebola Research Paper

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    people who were infected with EBOR (seroconverted) never developed Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF). The last known strain

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    our environment, and shortsighted political action and/or inaction.      Viral hemorrhagic fevers are a group of diseases caused by viruses from four distinct families of viruses: filoviruses, arenaviruses, flaviviruses, and bunyaviruses. The usual hosts for most of these viruses are rodents or arthropods, and in some viruses, such as the Ebola virus, the natural host is not known. All forms of viral hemorrhagic fever begin with fever and muscle

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    Outbreak of Ebola

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    Ebola was first recognized in 1976 as the cause of outbreaks of disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as Zaire) and in Sudan. About three hundred people in each of the two nations were infected with the virus, resulting in a mortality rate of 88% in Zaire, and 53% in Sudan (Bulletin of the WHO 1978). The disease as it was discovered spread through direct contact of unmans to humans, and then thought, from non-human primates to humans. The epidemic was a result of unsafe and

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