Experimental vaccines and treatments for Ebola are under development, but they have not yet been fully tested for safety or effectiveness.
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No FDA-approved vaccine or medicine (e.g., antiviral drug) is available for Ebola.Symptoms of Ebola and complications are treated as they appear. The following basic interventions, when used early, can significantly improve the chances of survival:Providing intravenous fluids (IV) and balancing electrolytes (body salts).Maintaining oxygen status and blood pressure.Treating other infections if they occur.
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Recovery from Ebola depends on good supportive care and the patient’s immune response. People who recover from Ebola infection develop antibodies that last for at least 10 years, possibly longer. It is not known if people who recover are immune for life or if they can become infected with a different species of Ebola. Some people who have recovered from Ebola have developed long-term complications, such as joint and vision problems.
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2014 Outbreak:(Full historical timeline at bottom)Cases listed below include confirmed, probable or suspected cases of Ebola as of November 4, 2014 (World Health Organization and CDC): Guinea - 1760 cases, 1054 deaths Liberia - 6619 cases, 2766 deaths Mali - 1 case, 1 death (infection originated in Guinea) Nigeria - 20 cases, 8 deaths Senegal - 1 case, 0 deaths (infection originated in Guinea) Sierra Leone - 4862 cases, 1130 deaths Spain - 1 case, 0 deaths United States - 4 cases, 1 death (two infections originated in the United States, one in Liberia and one in Guinea)
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ollowed by a longer period of joint pains
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his pain
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The disease is transmitted similarly to dengue fever
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The Pit Bull Terrier was created by breeding mastiffs[citation needed] and terriers together to produce a dog that combined the gameness and agility of the terrier with the strength of the mastiff.[7] These dogs were bred in England as all-around farm dogs, and arrived in the United States where they became the direct ancestors of the American Pitbull Terrier. In the United Kingdom Pit Bulls were used in bloodsports such as bull baiting, bear baiting and cock fighting.
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Pit bull that is well socialized is less likely to attack when it feels threatened
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The term Pit Bull is loosely used as a generic term used to describe dogs with similar physical characteristics. [1] There are over twenty breeds which tend to be characterized as pit bulls. [2] These include the American Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Bull Terrier, American Bully, American Bulldog, Dogo Argentino, Presa Canario, Cane Corso, or any mix thereof.
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A 30-year-old hospital technician died of the Marburg virus this weekend in Uganda
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A 30-year-old hospital technician died of the Marburg virus this weekend in Uganda, health officials there announced Sunday. Marburg, like Ebola, is a hemorrhagic fever. It's rare but severe. According to NBC's Monday report, officials in Uganda have quarantined about 80 people who came into contact with the victim, one of whom — the man's brother — has developed the early symptoms of the disease. Sixty of those quarantined are health-care workers.
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The outbreak, which began last December, has caused an estimated 795,000 chikungunya cases in 37 countries and territories in the Western Hemisphere as of the end of October, CDC said in its latest update.
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From 2006‒2013, studies identified an average of 28 people per year in the United States with positive tests for recent chikungunya virus infection
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The chikungunya virus was first identified in Tanzania in 1952
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The name "chikungunya" derives from the Kimakonde word for "to become contorted," which refers to the fever and intense muscle and joint pain that the virus inflicts on its victims for weeks and sometimes years
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Although the virus is rarely fatal, individuals who contract the virus "probably wish they would die" because it is so painful, says Robert Novak, a global health professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis existed 15,000 to 20,000 years ago. It has been found in relics from ancient Egypt, India, and China. Among Egyptian mummies spinal tuberculosis, known as Pott’s disease has been detected by archaeologists.
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consumption (because of the severe weight loss and the way the infection appeared to “consume” the patient), phthisis pulmonaris and the white plague (because of the extreme pallor seen among those infected).
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Search ResultsSymptoms of TB disease depend on where in the body the TB bacteria are growing. TB disease symptoms may include:A bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer.Pain in the chest.Coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm from deep inside the lungs)Weakness or fatigue.Weight loss.No appetite.Chills.Fever.
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All four suspected Ebola cases admitted to hospitals in Spain on Thursday have tested negative for the virus in the initial rounds of tests, authorities said on Friday.
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ebola will cost more than 25,000 dollars per day for each person infected.If a person stays 9 days in a hospital the total bill will be from 200000 to 250000 USD.
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#letskillebola its a lot of money carlos,ebola is destroying the world
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#letskillebola