PPT-Ebola and ethics: Grappling in “the hot zone” and beyond

Dr Nancy Walton Associate Professor and Director of eLearning Ryerson University Chair REB Womens College Hospital Toronto Image SMHcomau Source Andre Carrilho Andrew Carrilho. Ebola can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates monkeys gorillas and chimpanzees Ebola is a rare disease caused by infection with a virus of the family Filoviridae g enus Ebolavirus There are five identified Ebola virus strains Four of the 500 400 475 575 775 875 1450 1600 450 575 625 825 925 1550 1700 1000 600 675 800 1025 1175 2050 2200 650 775 850 1075 1225 2150 2300 1500 800 875 1025 1275 1475 2650 2800 850 975 1075 1325 1525 2750 2900 2000 1000 1075 1250 1525 1775 3250 3400 1050 1 By: Calen Dehen. “Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever of the . filovirus. family with a 50-90% fatality rate. There is no effective treatment for Ebola except for the euphemistically labeled “supportive therapy.” The virus is spread through contact with infected fluids, typically blood, and once it has infected a new patient, it rapidly attacks the internal organs and connective tissue, causes severe bleeding, vomiting, aches, mental impairments and dementia, and in severe cases, grand mal seizures. The typical cause of death is multi-organ system failure” (Jones, 2011). . (EVD). جمع آوری توسط:. دکتر احمد رضا مبیّن. متخصص بیماریهای عفونی. اسفند ماه 1393. Ebola . was first discovered in . 1976 near the Ebola River . in what is now the Democratic Republic of the . The Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness which is often fatal if untreated. . The most severely affected countries are: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. These country have very weak health systems, lacking human and infrastructural resources.. Exploring the Hermeneutics of Risk and Crisis Communication from a Constitutive Approach. Joel Iverson, . Ph.d. University of Montana . Tomeka. Robinson, . ph.d. Hofstra University. Steven . Venette. Pandemics and Emerging Infections. Sarah Gilbert, Jenner Institute, University of Oxford. THE JENNER INSTITUTE. a partnership between Oxford University and . the . Pirbright. Institute . - Developing innovative vaccines. The Dallas Fire-Rescue Experience. Louie Bright, III. Fire Chief. Dallas Fire-Rescue Department. 1. Background. First Africa outbreak in 1976. WHO reports 24 previous outbreaks. Current African outbreak involves the Ebola-Zaire strain . Virus . Disease: treatment, gaps and options. Ellis Owusu-Dabo . (BSc, MB ChB. , MSc, PhD, MWACP, FGCP) . Director, . KCCR/KNUST, Kumasi. , . Ghana . www.kccr-ghana.org. . Established in . October 1997. AAMC Briefing. Dr. Jim LeDuc. Director. Galveston National Laboratory. University of Texas Medical Branch. 13 October 2015. GNL Mission. The mission of the GNL is to assist the NIAID and the nation by conducting basic and applied research designed to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of naturally emerging and purposefully disseminated infectious diseases.. Type of Disease:. The . Ebola virus is classified under the Filovirus family. . There . are also four types of the Ebola virus: Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan, Ebola-Ivory Coast(Tai), and Ebola-Reston.. Description of Disease:. Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever that can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees). Ebola is spread through direct contact (through broken skin or unprotected mucous membranes) with:. Part I: . History, Transmission, and Clinical Presentation. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This presentation is current . as of . December . Wawina-Bokalanga T, Vanmechelen B, Lhermitte V, Martí-Carreras J, Vergote V, Koundouno F, et al. Human Diversity of Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors and Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I Alleles and Ebola Virus Disease Outcomes. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021;27(1):76-84. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2701.202177.