Ebola Virus: Symptoms And Effects :: Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever

1. INTRODUCTIONA. HISTORY OF VIRUS1. AFRICA, ZAIRE2. 1970B. SYMPTOMS AND AFFECTS1. BLEEDING, HEMORRHAGING2. death W/IN 20 DAYSC. CURES1. no(prenominal) KNOWND. INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS2. HISTORY OF VIRUSA. WHERE IT STARTED1. SCIENTISTSB. HOW IT IS SPREAD1. NON AIRBORNE2. BODILY CONTACTC. WHERE IT EXISTS TODAY3. SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTSA. SEVERE FEVER, ABDOMINAL PAIN1. INSIDES MELTB. DEATH RATES AND TOTALS2 SURVIVORS, BUT EBOLA VIRUS AS THE CAUSE WAS NOTVERIFIED4. CURESA. NONE KNOWN CURES, RESEARCH BEING PERFORMED ONMONKEYS.Ebola virus is a relatively recently discovered virus, that when it infectshumans, caries with it a 50-90% fatality rate. Symptoms of this deadly virusinclude Sudden Fever, Weakness, Muscle Pain, Headache, Sore Throat, Vomiting,Diarrhea, Rash. Internal results include special Kidney Function, Limited LiverFunction, and Internal and External Bleeding.The incubation period for the Ebola virus ranges from 2 to 21 days, dependingupon the method of infection. A direct ino culation of the virus into the blood stream ofa human will bring about symptoms markedly faster than other forms of less directcontact. The virus is present in the males reproductive fluids, and tin be transmittedthrough sexual contact for up to 7 weeks after clinical recovery from the Ebola virus.The Ebola virus discount be diagnosed with laboratory examination of blood specimensunder maximum containment conditions - because of the high risk of infection to thosehandling infected blood. There is currently no treatment or vaccination unattached for the Ebola virus.Transmission of the Ebola virus occurs by direct contact with the bodily fluidsof patients infected with the virus. The handling of chimpanzees that are either ill orhave died from the Ebola virus can also transmit the virus. Any suspicion of infection with the Ebola virus should be treated with extremecaution immediate isolation from other patients and strict bulwark nursing techniquesmust be practiced. All instrume nts, clothing, or biological matter must be eitherdisposed of or thoroughly disinfected immediately.The initial outbreaks of the Ebola virus occurred in 1976. Springing forth fromunknown origins, this virus held the nations of Zaire in fear as it quickly claimed the livesof many of its citizens. As this was the first recorded outbreak of the Ebola virus, the checkup community was unsure of how to handle Ebola. The level of care in Zaire duringthis outbreak was very low, and as a result of the many infected victims congregated inpublic areas, the virus continued to spread among the denizens of Zaire. The interveningyears have slowly produced scientific data on the nature of the virus - yet treatment is still