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| Ebola Virus Scanning Electron Microscope Image (Credit: Paul Bates, PhD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) |
- During past outbreaks of EVD such as in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Case fatality rates ranged from 25-90%("Who," 2014).
- 9,936 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of Ebola within 5 countries as of October 19, 2014.
2. Origin.
- The disease first appeared to researchers during 1976 when there were two simultaneous outbreaks in Nzara, Sudan and Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo.
- The disease takes its name from a village near the Ebola River.
3. Transmission of Ebola.
- Direct contact with body fluids or blood (entry way: mucous membranes or broken skin).
- Indirect contact with environments that contain contaminated fluids.
4. Threat to the U.S.
- According to infectious disease specialist and deputy physician-in-chief at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, Kent Sepkowitz,"the health care infrastructure of the U.S is efficient enough to contain the Ebola outbreak to occasional cases."
5. U.N Response to the Disease.
- Designed 5 aims towards global response of EVD:
- Stop the outbreak
- Treat the infected
- Ensure essential services
- Preserve stability
- Prevent further outbreaks
*If there are any questions or concerns about the increased incidence of Ebola I would suggest either contacting myself or clicking this link below to possibly answer some questions.*
References
Why Ebola Is Not A Threat To The U.S. (2014, October 4). Retrieved October 23, 2014, from
http://kunr.org/post/why-ebola-not-threat-us
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever. (2014, October 21). Retrieved October 23, 2014, from
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/
United Nations, UN, ebola, crisis, response, 2014. (n.d.). Retrieved October 23, 2014, from
http://www.un.org/ebolaresponse/#&panel1-1
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