Marburg virus

sections serve as guidelines for the time periods and topics of the story. Preston begins the story in 1980 where he tells the devastating tale of a man he dubs “Charles Monet” who lived near Mount Elgon, (an important location in the story and for virus research) a good location for exploring wildlife and nature. After a visit to a place called Kitum Cave, Monet begins to suffer some very outlandish symptoms and becomes very ill. He is taken to Nairobi Hospital in Kenya where he infects some of the

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

symptoms of a Marburg Strain within days after a trip with a girlfriend to Kitum Cave. The symptoms include: constant headache, throwing up blood, bleeding from the anus, lost of spine control, expelling of intestinal lining, then death. Charles had these symptoms and eventually died. This virus became known as Ebola Sudan because it was discovered in Sudan and ninety percent of those who come in contact with it die. In the next chapters, Richard Preston describes accounts of the Ebola virus such as

As the second part of this reflection paper, I selected a book ‘A Short History of Disease’ by Sean Martin. He is a writer and filmmaker also known for his other famous books like The Knights Templar, Alchemy and alchemists, the Gnostics. His films include Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas & the secret history of cinema. The most alluring thing which conceives me to cull this book is a history of the disease, as a medical professional, it's always tantalizing to know from where all these begins and

clinical recovery, as with Marburg haemorrhagic fever.” (2) Direct contact of deceased body at burial ceremonies (3) Indirect Contact: touching contaminated objects such as needles Aerosol transmission: “Not implicated in human outbreaks, although transmission in

Ebola By Aidan Fish The ebola virus has been traced back 10 million years before humans! When ebola gets into your body your immune response sends specialised cells to attack the ebola virus but the ebola uses these cells to replicate and continue growing and spreading in the body, eventually your body can’t go on for much longer so they use all their power at once to destroy the ebola virus but it most of the time does more damage than good. The ebola virus infects people thru contact with bodily

Pathway for Ebola virus Introduction In 2014, the most widespread Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic had infected more than 28,000 people in ten countries. It has taken more than 11,000 lives since the disease was first discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1976, according to World Health Organization. EVD takes 2 to 21 days before the first symptom shows up. The symptoms include fever, diarrhea, vomit and more. Ebola virus (EBOV) is classified as a single strand RNA virus. It enters the

be cured. Ebola: (EBOV) the virus that has captured the attention of viewers worldwide with its recent outbreak. The World Health Organization has confirmed that 5,288 people have recently lost their lives to the contagious virus, and due to the rising death tolls, have marked this outbreak to be the deadliest. The sudden reappearance of EBOV has not only encouraged the continued effort towards containment, but has also sparked another concern: Could this plaguing virus be morphed into a weapon? Analysts

emergency. This epidemic is the largest ever seen of the disease, and is located in West Africa - particularly in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. At present it has led to over 5,000 deaths, with more than 14,000 people having been infected. Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been portrayed by some as a major threat to health outside of West Africa, though this is disputed. There is currently no fully tested prophylaxis nor treatment available, and the disease has a relatively high case fatality rate

Ebola Virus Disease is often referred to as a virus that causes severe bleeding, organ failure, and can lead to death. It was formally known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever. Ebola can cause disease in humans and also in non-human species, such as monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees. Altogether, information about Ebola Virus Disease will include: the background, transmission, symptoms and diagnosis, and treatment and prevention. Ebola Virus Disease was given it 's name from the Ebola River in the Democratic