Que Es El Ebola

Que es el ebola

Ebola virus is one of the four ebolaviruses known to cause disease in humans. It has the highest case-fatality rate of these ebolaviruses, averaging 83 percent since the first outbreaks in 1976, although fatality rates up to 90 percent have been recorded in one epidemic (2002–03). There have also been more outbreaks of Ebola virus than of any other ebolavirus. The symptoms resembled malaria, and subsequent patients received quinine. Transmission has been attributed to reuse of unsterilized needles and close personal contact, body fluids and places where the person has touched. Because the natural reservoir host of Ebola viruses has not yet been identified, the way in which the virus first appears in a human at the start of an outbreak is unknown. However, scientists believe that the first patient becomes infected through contact with an infected animal, such as a fruit bat or primate (apes and monkeys), which is called a spillover event. When an infection occurs in humans, the virus can be spread to others through direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes in, for example, the eyes, nose, or mouth) with

• blood or body fluids (including but not limited to urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, and semen) of a person who is sick with Ebola

• objects (like needles and syringes) that have been contaminated with the virus

• infected fruit bats or primates (apes and monkeys)

Ebola is not spread through the air, by water, or in general, by food. However, in Africa, Ebola may be spread as a result of handling bushmeat (wild animals hunted for food) and contact with infected bats.

New york times y como lo describe al ebola y a la situacion

At least 19 cases have been treated in Europe and the United States. Many were health and aid workers who contracted Ebola in West Africa and were transported back to their home country for treatment. The most recent patient to be sent abroad for treatment was a United Nations employee who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone. The worker was placed in isolation “under high security” at a military hospital near Paris, French officials said in a statement. Officials have emphasized that there is no risk of transmission from people who have been exposed to the virus but are not yet showing symptoms. Ebola spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids. A cough from a sick person could infect someone who has been sprayed with saliva. The W.H.O. reported on Oct. 14 that the number of new Ebola cases could reach 10,000 per week by December. The C.D.C. published a report in September that outlined a worst-case situation, in which the total number of cases could reach 1.4 million in four months

Lo que esta haciendo el gobierno para que nop se exparsa

The governors of New York and New Jersey announced mandatory quarantines for medical workers returning from West Africa. The governor of Illinois also ordered a 21-day quarantine for high-risk individuals. Federal, state and local officials are identifying hospitals to be used as Ebola treatment centers.

The Most Ignorant American Ebola Panic of the Moment, lo del panico

This woman at the airport last week wearing a DIY Hazmat suit (with her wrists still exposed) is not even the worst of it.

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