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WHO | Marburg virus disease - Uganda - 0 views

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  • On 5 October 2014, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Uganda notified WHO of a confirmed case of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Kampala, Uganda.
  • andrea reyes on 03 Nov 14
     
    The confirmed case was a healthcare worker who had onset of disease on 11 September 2014 while working at Mengo Hospital, Kampala.
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Bill for Ebola Adds Up as Care Costs $1,000 an Hour - Bloomberg - 0 views

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Why Americans Still Shouldn't Be Scared Of Catching Ebola - 0 views

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  • cataniluis2020 on 03 Nov 14
     
    Ebola started in West Africa. The countries were Ebola is most found is in Liberia, Sierra Leona and Guinea.
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  • maria fernanda on 03 Nov 14
     
    This suit prevents you from getting ebola
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WHO | Marburg virus disease - 0 views

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  • The Marburg virus is transmitted by direct contact with the blood, body fluids and tissues of infected persons. Transmission of the Marburg virus also occurred by handling ill or dead infected wild animals (monkeys, fruit bats).
  • andrea reyes on 03 Nov 14
     
    This disease is transmitted by direct contact with blood.
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how is tuberculosis transmitted - Google Search - 0 views

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  • TB is spread through the air from one person to another. The TB bacteria are put into the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected.
  • julie2912 on 03 Nov 14
     
    "TB is spread through the air from one person to another. The TB bacteria are put into the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected."
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Tuberculosis - 0 views

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  • Robert Koch, a German physician and scientist, presented his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), on the evening of March 24, 1882.
  • julie2912 on 03 Nov 14
     
    "Robert Koch, a German physician and scientist, presented his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), on the evening of March 24, 1882"
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Ecology of Marburg and Ebola Viruses: Speculations and Directions for Future Research - 0 views

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  • Marburg and virulent Ebola viruses are maintained in hosts that are rare and have little contact with humans or do not readily transmit virus. Bats (particularly solitary microchiropteran species) are leading contenders as reservoir hosts. Virus transfer to humans occurs by contact with the primary reservoir or via an intermediate animal that acquired infection from the reservoir and is, in turn, hunted by humans. An interesting possibility is that filoviruses may be arthropod or plant viruses, with non—blood-feeding arthropods transmitting the virus to intermediate hosts or humans during oral ingestion or envenomation. Paradoxically, in Africa, Ebola virus disease has high lethality and high seroprevalence as determined by the IFA test. If the seroreactivity is confirmed by more specific tests, then the Ebola virus serogroup in Africa probably contains an antigenically cross-reactive, enzootic, nonpathogenic agent(s). Such viruses may have separate life cycles or may give rise to virulent strains by mutation.
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Chikungunya in El Salvador- Yahoo News - 1 views

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  • El Salvador has detected nearly 30,000 cases of the painful mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya
  • undertaken measures to prevent the disease-carrying mosquitoes breeding
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      Beatriz Narvaez on 03 Nov 14
       
      El Salvador has been undertaking measures to stop the chikungunya
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      Beatriz Narvaez on 03 Nov 14
       
      In September 24th there nearly 30,000 cases of chikungunya
  • Since June, when the first case was reported, there have been 29,704 people infected by the virus, with 204 of them hospitalized
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      Beatriz Narvaez on 03 Nov 14
       
      the Chikungunya is reproducing very quickly
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Breaking news on Ebola virus - breakingnews.com - 0 views

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  • Sierra Leone says a doctor died of Ebola -- the 5th local doctor there to die of the disease - @AP
  • Natalia Alas on 03 Nov 14
     
    5th Local doctor dies in Sierra Leone, Africa. There has been a lot of deaths from Ebola in the place
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UN Ebola patient being treated in French hospital | World news | theguardian.com - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...a-united-nations-worker-france Terrible news for France
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  • France is treating a UN employee who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone, the health ministry said on Sunday. “This person, who worked in Sierra Leone in the fight against Ebola, has undergone a secure medical evacuation by specialised aircraft,” the ministry said in a statement.
  • robertojb on 03 Nov 14
     
    "France is treating a UN employee who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone, the health ministry said on Sunday. "This person, who worked in Sierra Leone in the fight against Ebola, has undergone a secure medical evacuation by specialised aircraft," the ministry said in a statement."
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Two Nuns Quarantined for Ebola in El Salvador After Returning From the Congo | The Cost... - 0 views

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  • The two nuns arrived Monday at 17.45 local time (23.45 GMT) at the Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport, located about 44 miles south of San Salvador, said Health Minister, Violeta Menjivar, in a meeting with the press international, but she did not specify the nationality of the missionaries. “Currently there are quarantined in a place to be determined by the Catholic church, and that they are being attended to daily. They are healthy, but they are being quarantined as a preventative measure against Ebola,” she added.
  • robertojb on 03 Nov 14
     
    "The two nuns arrived Monday at 17.45 local time (23.45 GMT) at the Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport, located about 44 miles south of San Salvador, said Health Minister, Violeta Menjivar, in a meeting with the press international, but she did not specify the nationality of the missionaries. "Currently there are quarantined in a place to be determined by the Catholic church, and that they are being attended to daily. They are healthy, but they are being quarantined as a preventative measure against Ebola," she added. "
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How is TB Spread? - Tuberculosis - Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control & Outbreak M... - 0 views

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  • It is important to understand that there is a difference between being infected with TB and having TB disease. Someone who is infected with TB has the TB germs, or bacteria, in their body. The body's defenses are protecting them from the germs and they are not sick.
  • TB is usually spread between family members, close friends, and people who work or live together. TB is spread most easily in closed spaces over a long period of time. However, transmission in an airplane, although rare, has been documented.
  • julie2912 on 03 Nov 14
     
    "It is important to understand that there is a difference between being infected with TB and having TB disease. Someone who is infected with TB has the TB germs, or bacteria, in their body. The body's defenses are protecting them from the germs and they are not sick."
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  • Natalia Alas on 03 Nov 14
     
    Ebola's progress
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Ebola Virus: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention - 1 views

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  • Ebola is a rare but deadly virus that causes bleeding inside and outside the body.As the virus spreads through the body, it damages the immune system and organs. Ultimately, it causes levels of blood-clotting cells to drop. This leads to severe, uncontrollable bleeding.The disease, also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever or Ebola virus, kills up to 90% of people who are infected.
  • It spreads to people by contact with the skin or bodily fluids of an infected animal, like a monkey, chimp, or fruit bat.
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      Nicolle Elahian on 20 Oct 14
       
      This is how you can catch the disease.
  • There’s no vaccine to prevent Ebola. The best way to avoid catching the disease is by not traveling to areas where the virus is found.Health care workers can prevent infection by wearing masks, gloves, and goggles whenever they come into contact with people who may have Ebola.
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  • Ebola gets its name from the Ebola River, which is near one of the villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo where the disease first appeared.
  • Nicolle Elahian on 20 Oct 14
     
    Here is an article on how you can catch the Ebola disease, when and where it started and how you can prevent it too.
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WHO | Ebola virus disease - 0 views

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  • maria fernanda on 03 Nov 14
     
    "Treatment and vaccines Supportive care-rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids- and treatment of specific symptoms, improves survival. There is as yet no proven treatment available for EVD. However, a range of potential treatments including blood products, immune therapies and drug therapies are currently being evaluated. No licensed vaccines are available yet, but 2 potential vaccines are undergoing human safety testing. "
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