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By: Natalie Zuchowski, David Tasker, Greg Hutton
Ebola Virus
-An infectious and generally fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal
bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids.
Symptoms:
-start within 2 days- 3 weeks
Fever
Heavy Sweating
Vomiting
Stomach Pain
bleeding/ Bruising
A full body graph of human symptoms
History of Ebola
In 1976, Ebola named after the Ebola River in Zaire first
emerged in Sudan and Zaire. The first outbreak of Ebola
infected over 284 people, with a mortality rate of 53%. A few
months later, the second Ebola virus emerged from
Yambuku, Zaire, Ebola-Zaire.
How can you get Ebola?
- The virus is not airborne.
- Any needles that have been in contact with someone
contaminated with the virus.
- Direct contact with body fluids, blood or corpse who is
infected.
- Health care workers, Doctors, and Nurses are most likely
Graph of South Africa
Where did it come from?
● It came from Sudan and Zarie
Cures or Treatments
-No
FDA-approved vaccine or medication.
-90% of people don’t survive.
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A Confused Doctor. 2014. BBC News
No Needle. Digital image. SFC Press Point. Sportsfeauters.com, 12 Dec. 2011. Web. 2 Mar. 2016.
Junior Doctors Leading the Battle against Ebola. 2015.
The Outbreak of Ebola. Digital image. The Petroc. 18 Nov. 2014. Web. 2 Mar. 2016.
Ebola Spread in Africa. Digital image. Mapping the Spread of Ebola. Web. 2 Mar. 2016.
Ebola Symptoms. Digital image. MDHealth.com. Doctors. Web. 2 Mar. 2016.