Ebola is a virus was discovered in Yambuku, Sudan in 1976 by Dr. Peter Piot. It is a very harmful disease causing mass causualities. People have to take a lot of precautions to make sure that it doesn’t spread, so people don’t die. Most of my family lives in Cameroon, Africa.
Although Cameroon was not affected, Africa is the continent that has had countries with Ebola outbreaks. Knowledge of Ebola, how it developed, its causes, treatment, and knowing the science behind this disease can lead to fewer outbreaks. Ebola is not only a very harmful and deadly disease, it spreads very quickly as was shown in the cases that made it to Spain and to the U.S.A.
What is Ebola? Ebola is a disease that causes the body to bleed. It was first found in a few countries in Africa.
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If someone you know dies from Ebola, then get professional medical help for the burial. No vaccines or drugs can cure Ebola, but there is currently research into the use of plasma and blood donated by survivors. Blood products, immune therapies, and drug therapies are treatments that are undergoing testing. Drugs and vaccines are being tested to treat Ebola. Trials are going on in Guinea and Sierra Leone for new vaccines. A vaccine was supposed to come out by the end of last year (2015). Long-term complications can include joint and vision problems. People who survive Ebola are immune to it for ten years or more. Another simple way to prevent the spreading of Ebola is handwashing.
Health workers, laboratory workers, family of a patient who has Ebola, and people who attended the funeral of an Ebola patient, are all at risk of contracting the disease. To keep good controls on an outbreak, a person must know everyone that has or has had Ebola, health care workers must follow laboratory safety protocol, families need to practice safe burials, inform the community, and most importantly people should be informed of the disease and