By: Natalie Zuchowski, David Tasker, Greg Hutton
Ebola Virus -An infectious and generally fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids.
Symptoms: -start within 2 days- 3 weeks Fever Heavy Sweating Vomiting Stomach Pain bleeding/ Bruising Muscle Aches/ Weakness
A full body graph of human symptoms
History of Ebola In 1976, Ebola named after the Ebola River in Zaire first emerged in Sudan and Zaire. The first outbreak of Ebola infected over 284 people, with a mortality rate of 53%. A few months later, the second Ebola virus emerged from Yambuku, Zaire, Ebola-Zaire.
How can you get Ebola? The virus is not airborne. Any needles that have been in contact with someone contaminated with the virus. Direct contact with body fluids, blood or corpse who is infected. Health care workers, Doctors, and Nurses are most likely to come in contact with the virus if not covered properly.
Graph of South Africa
Where did it come from? It came from Sudan and Zarie
Cures or Treatments -90% of people don’t survive. -No FDA-approved vaccine or medication. -90% of people don’t survive.
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