Ebola

1. INTRODUCTIONA. HISTORY OF VIRUS1. AFRICA, ZAIRE2. 1970B. SYMPTOMS AND AFFECTS1. BLEEDING, HEMORRHAGING2. DEATH W/IN 20 DAYSC. CURES1. NONE 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,…

EbolaMarch 1, 1996Imagine going on vacation to a foreign country and when you come home youare horribly sick. Your head hurts, you have a highfever, and you startvomiting. Chances are that you may havecontracted the Ebola virus. Ebola was first discovered in the village of Yambuku(1) nearthe Ebola Riverin Zaire. Since its discovery, there have…

Several years ago, a virus which originated in Africa swept the entire worldkilling millions. This virus is the commonly known HIV virus, the virus whichcauses the fatal AIDS disease. In the 1950’s after virologists began theclassification of viruses, isolated cases of what are called “hotviruses” began springing up around the world. Most of the deadly…