SHORT VIDEO CLIP ON EBOLA http://youtu.be/C_itlEamvBo?t=3s
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WHAT IS EBOLA It is known to the medical community as Ebola
Hemorrhagic Fever It is a severe condition caused by a virus from
the Filoviridae family There are five different types of the virus
It causes about 80% of the people infected to die Feels like a Bad
case of the flu Ebola normally affects women since theyre the care
givers that take care of the infected
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HISTORY & PAST EBOLA OUTBREAKS Outbreaks have occurred in:
Gabon, South Sudan, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Republic of Congo(ROC),
South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC)
Believed to have originated in African Fruit Bats 2014 epidemic is
the largest in history First identified case was in 1967 near the
Ebola river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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HOW IS EBOLA TRANSMITTED? IT IS CONTAGIOUS It is transmitted
through direct contact with infected bodily fluid or tissue Animals
can transmit the disease(non-human primates) Ebola can be
transmitted with sticks from infected objects like needles Ebola is
not spread through air, water, or in general by food Insects like
mosquitos have not been proven to spread the disease You can get
the disease by handling bodies of those who died from Ebola
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Symptoms can start to show up between 8 and 10 days after
exposure, but can occur before or after INITIAL SYMPTOMS At first
the symptoms are a sudden onset of fever, weakness, vomiting,
diarrhea, stomach pains, and lower back and arthritis like
pain
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SYMPTOMS AFTER DIAGNOSIS Kidney and liver failure Bleeding from
the mouth, ears, nose, and eyes Increased sensitivity to pain on
the skin Conjunctivitis Rashes If you have diabetes, kidney, or
liver failure you are the most at risk
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TREATMENTS NO VACCINE U.S., Canada, and Russia are all working
on a vaccine Quantity is the problem Doctors offer supportive
therapy i.e. hydration, oxygen, and treatment of complicating
infections Russia hopes to have one out in the next 3 months
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PRECAUTIONARY STEPS Wash hands frequently Avoid contact with
the blood and body fluids of anyone, especially the sick Dont touch
anything that has been touched by someone with the virus Do not
touch bats or non-human primates Contact someone immediately if you
are showing symptoms Drink water from clean outlet Cook meat
thoroughly Keep overall good hygiene
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WHAT MAKES EBOLA SO DEADLY Its speed of replication Ebola
affects white blood cells that disable the bodies ability to fight
of foreign substances first so it seizes nearly every cell type By
the time of death a patient can have one billion copies of the
virus in one cubic centimeter of blood
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WHAT VIRUS DOES ONCE INSIDE YOU When infected cells attach
themselves to the inside of blood vessels it weakens them, causing
fluids to leak The leaking fluids causes the uncontrollable
bleeding seen in about 50% of patients When it overwhelms healthy
cells, they burst which causes a chemical release leading to
inflammation Infected cells that havent burst yet carry the virus
through the blood stream to invade parts of the body like lymph
nodes, spleen, and liver
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AFFECT ON THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY More likely to kill medical
workers, because they are handling the sick bodies Bill &
Melinda Gates have paid 50 million dollars to help fight the
disease Obama pledged aid, troops, and infrastructure development
as part of an international operation Reeking havoc on medical
community due to how fast it spreads, infects, and kills Estimated
$1 billion dollars to respond to the epidemic
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WHAT TO REMEMBER Ebola spreads through direct contact with
blood and body fluids of others Symptoms appear within 2-21 days
after exposure to virus A person infected with Ebola is not
contagious until symptoms appear 2 imported cases, one death, and 2
locally acquired cases of health care workers in the U.S. There is
no cure available to the public yet
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THANK YOU BY: Grace Matte, Hannah Kane, Lindsay Scheaffer, and
Olivia Goodman