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Hello, Devbest. When youre reading a newspaper, when you're listening to news from the radio, when you're watching news broadcast from the TV, when you're reading news on the net, you'll probably read something about ebola.
What is Ebola ?
In 1976, Ebola (named after the Ebola River in Zaire) first emerged in Sudan and Zaire. The first outbreak of Ebola (Ebola-Sudan) infected over 284 people, with a mortality rate of 53%. A few months later, the second Ebola virus emerged from Yambuku, Zaire, Ebola-Zaire (EBOZ). EBOZ, with the highest mortality rate of any of the Ebola viruses (88%), infected 318 people. Despite the tremendous effort of experienced and dedicated researchers, Ebola's natural reservoir was never identified. The third strain of Ebola, Ebola Reston (EBOR), was first identified in 1989 when infected monkeys were imported into Reston, Virginia, from Mindanao in the Philippines. Fortunately, the few people who were infected with EBOR (seroconverted) never developed Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF). The last known strain of Ebola, Ebola Cote d'Ivoire (EBO-CI) was discovered in 1994 when a female ethologist performing a necropsy on a dead chimpanzee from the Tai Forest, Cote d'Ivoire, accidentally infected herself during the necropsy
So, ebola was just a virus from 70's - 80's, or is it ?
By 10th october, this year, there has been 8,376 suspected cases, 4,024 deaths.
The disease has spreaded to all around the world, USA for example.
Here is comparison of ebola, smallpox and Measles
“Ebola got a head start on us,” Anthony Banbury, head of UNMEER, told the members of the UN Security Council Tuesday. “It is far ahead of us, it is running faster than us, and it is winning the race.”
In order to turn the tide, Banbury identified four targets that must be met: identifying and tracing contacts, managing cases, ensuring safe burials, and providing people with information they can use to better protect themselves. He also set a 60-day deadline to ensure that 70% of infected people are in care facilities, and 70% of burials are done without causing further infection.
Ebola is spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of a person who is symptomatic – a transmission process that makes people caring for the sick or the deceased particularly vulnerable.
“If we fail at any of these, we fail entirely,” said Banbury of the stated objectives. “With each passing day as more people are infected, the number of people infected grows exponentially.”
So, ebola isnt a think to joke about.
What do you, DevBest, think about ebola ? What should the whole world do to it ?
Thanks.
What is Ebola ?
In 1976, Ebola (named after the Ebola River in Zaire) first emerged in Sudan and Zaire. The first outbreak of Ebola (Ebola-Sudan) infected over 284 people, with a mortality rate of 53%. A few months later, the second Ebola virus emerged from Yambuku, Zaire, Ebola-Zaire (EBOZ). EBOZ, with the highest mortality rate of any of the Ebola viruses (88%), infected 318 people. Despite the tremendous effort of experienced and dedicated researchers, Ebola's natural reservoir was never identified. The third strain of Ebola, Ebola Reston (EBOR), was first identified in 1989 when infected monkeys were imported into Reston, Virginia, from Mindanao in the Philippines. Fortunately, the few people who were infected with EBOR (seroconverted) never developed Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF). The last known strain of Ebola, Ebola Cote d'Ivoire (EBO-CI) was discovered in 1994 when a female ethologist performing a necropsy on a dead chimpanzee from the Tai Forest, Cote d'Ivoire, accidentally infected herself during the necropsy
So, ebola was just a virus from 70's - 80's, or is it ?
By 10th october, this year, there has been 8,376 suspected cases, 4,024 deaths.
The disease has spreaded to all around the world, USA for example.
Here is comparison of ebola, smallpox and Measles
“Ebola got a head start on us,” Anthony Banbury, head of UNMEER, told the members of the UN Security Council Tuesday. “It is far ahead of us, it is running faster than us, and it is winning the race.”
In order to turn the tide, Banbury identified four targets that must be met: identifying and tracing contacts, managing cases, ensuring safe burials, and providing people with information they can use to better protect themselves. He also set a 60-day deadline to ensure that 70% of infected people are in care facilities, and 70% of burials are done without causing further infection.
Ebola is spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of a person who is symptomatic – a transmission process that makes people caring for the sick or the deceased particularly vulnerable.
“If we fail at any of these, we fail entirely,” said Banbury of the stated objectives. “With each passing day as more people are infected, the number of people infected grows exponentially.”
So, ebola isnt a think to joke about.
What do you, DevBest, think about ebola ? What should the whole world do to it ?
Thanks.
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