Informative Essay On Ebola

I was just informed that our flight was confirmed to have a case of Ebola. As a result, we are told that we will be escorted to a nearby military base to stay for the next 21 days under strict quarantine with medical care, food, toiletries, and housed in a small private room with a TV set and telephone under surveillance. I’m in disbelief that I will not be able to see my family and friends after being station overseas so I begin to asked questions for clarification and understanding to contact my chain of command, family and friends in regards to the matter. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention personnel isolation and quarantine helps safeguard the public from exposure to individuals who have or may have a contagious

The CDC Personnel explain to me that Ebola, known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is an uncommon and fatal disease triggered by infection with one of the Ebola virus species (About Ebola Virus Disease, 2015). Ebola can affect humans and nonhuman primates such as monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees (About Ebola Virus Disease, 2015). Ebola is caused by infection with a virus of the family Filoviridae, genus Ebolavirus which five have been identified as Ebola virus species, four of which are found in humans: Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus); Sudan virus (Sudan ebolavirus); Taï Forest virus (Taï Forest ebolavirus, formerly Côte d’Ivoire ebolavirus); and Bundibugyo virus (Bundibugyo ebolavirus) (About Ebola Virus Disease, 2015). The fifth, Reston virus (Reston ebolavirus), was found in nonhuman primates (About Ebola Virus Disease, 2015). Ebola viruses have been found in numerous African countries (About Ebola Virus Disease, 2015). In 1976, it was discovered in close proximity of the Ebola River located in Democratic Republic of the Congo (About Ebola Virus Disease, 2015). Since then, there have been minimal outbreaks. Some critics thinks it may be animal-borne more likely the bats are the reservoir (About Ebola Virus Disease, 2015). Also, People become contaminated with Ebola through direct contact such as broken skin or mucous membranes in their eyes, nose, or mouth with blood or body fluids (including urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, and semen) from a person who has been contaminated or has died from Ebola, objects such as needles and syringes that have been contaminated with body fluids from an infected person who is sick with Ebola or the remains of a person who has died from Ebola, infected fruit bats or primates such as apes and monkeys, and speculation that semen from a man who is in remission from Ebola (About Ebola Virus Disease, 2015). Some of it symptoms are fever, severe