PPT-Ebola Disease By Dr. Hussein

AlNaji Overview Ebola disease is the term for a group of deadly diseases in people caused by four ebolaviruses within the genus Ebolavirus There are occasional Ebola disease outbreaks in people occurring primarily on the African continent. z57347 Touching contaminated objects like needles z57347 Touching infected animals their blood or other body 57346uids or their meat Ebola poses no signi57346cant risk to the United States 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 573845744257452574555745557444573885737657462574555745357449574605738857376574565744557445573885737657456574555745557456573885737657459574635744557441574605738857376 VHPHQ5735957347VSLW5735957347RWKHU5734757536XLGV57356 Objects contaminated with the 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 . Ebola in Sierra Leone, a crisis out of control. Marian . kruijzen. , . Cordaid. HealthCare Sierra Leone. Overview of the presentation. Ebola in Sierra Leone, a crisis out of control. Causes of the Ebola crisis being out of control. 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.. Where did they get it?. How do you get the virus? . The EBOLA Health Commissioner. The EBOLA Health Commissioner . Understand science of disease and its transmission. Interrupt the transmission of the virus. What is a Virus?. Viruses are microscopic particles (10 – 400 nm).. Viruses are made of genetic material (DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coating and sometimes an outer layer containing lipids.. 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:. CERF Advisory Group Meeting. Geneva, 28 May 2015. Agency. Project title. Funds. WHO. Response to Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Sierra Leone (seven isolation units and build capacity of health workers) . D. oosti. Ebola virus disease confined to well-defined geographic areas:. Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria (Lagos and Port Harcourt only), Democratic Republic of Congo (Equateur province). Ebolavirus. Upon arrival to clinical setting/triage Assess the patient for a fever (subjective or  00.4°F / 38.0°C) Determine if the patient has symptoms compatible EVD such as headache, weakness, muscle Picture: an Electron Micrograph of the Ebola VirusCourtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009 Special Pathogens BranchDivision of HighConsequence Pathogens and PathologyNational Center