Mononegavirales

Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. EVD outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 90%. Ebola first appeared on July 27, 1976, the very first person to contract the Ebola virus began to show symptoms. Ten days later he was dead. The latter was in a village situated near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name., with a total of 602 reported cases and 431 deaths. The first victim to contract Ebola was a cotton factory worker from Nzara, Sudan. Soon

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

This book took place in the late 1980's, and it is based upon an outbreak of the Ebola virus in a monkey house located in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Reston, Virginia. The first occurrence of an Ebola-like virus (Marburg) takes place in Kenya and a French expatriate named Charles Monet is the first to die from this disease. His terrible and excruciatingly fatal death is described in the most horrific details by Preston. The hospital staff who treated Monet became infected with the virus as well

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

The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston, is a non-fiction story about the deadly virus (Ebola) spreading throughout the world. Certain strains of this virus are 90% fatal, and cause horrible symptoms, such as facial drooping, muscle aches, reddened eyes, and puking. The Ebola virus was traced back to a man named Charles Monet. After Monet, the virus spread rapidly, and it was leaving no survivors. Charles Monet was a Frenchman who moved to western Kenya, Africa, and worked for a sugar factory. Monet mostly

NPC1 Protein is The Essential 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

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 filovirus Ebola consists of 4 families: Marburg, Ebola Zaire, Ebola Sudan, and Ebola Reston. It is a rather simple virus in structure; each contain a single strand RNA strand and 7 different proteins, 3 which are only slightly understood and 4 that are completely unknown. The virus harms the immune system like the HIV virus, but Ebola causes an explosive attack. The virus is associated with the measles and mumps family, pneumonia viruses, parainfluenza viruses which include colds, and respiratory

History of the Virus The rabies virus is a major public health hazard all around the world, despite the strategies that have been put in place to fight this infection. It is estimated that the disease kills an average of 35,000 people every year, mostly in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. It is a viral disease which directly leads to the death of the infected individual or animal. Human beings contract the infection from a bite from a rabid animal, but human to human transmission normally occurs

The Fear that Drives Innovation Society does not learn and grow through age alone, knowledge is cultivated through curiosity and mistakes. Caveman at first did not understand that fire was not only a source of light, but also for intense heat. When the first caveman discovered fire and the elusive light that came from the source, he had to touch. Consequently, he learned that the fire was hot, and if he got too close he would be burned to a crisp. Medicine has also taken this concept and used it