PPT-Ebola Ethics

A Jew at the WHO Barry Pakes MD MPH FRCPC CCFP DTMH PhD Untreated Mortality 7090 400 dead health care workers Many were leading physician experts and international scholars 23 of Liberias country doctors have died. 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 Applying the . formula for a post . natural or man-made . crises, . to the hardest-hit countries of the MRU is fraught with risk. . Drawing from. . the case of SL the presentation . examines. . some 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.  . Conakry, . January. 1st – . February. 12th . 2015. Dominique Jeannel. 1,2. , Laurel Delayo-Zomahoun. 1. , Emmanuel Heleze. 1. , . Mariame. Bah-Kante. 3. , . Cyrille. G. Diffo. 1. , André K. Missombo. 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. Jeffrey Hoogheem. Texas Department of State Health Services. Introduction. The 2014 Ebola incident was historic and unlike anything we have faced before. Many of the challenges were not unique to Dallas or the state of Texas. Webinar. December 15. th. , 2015. Informational Webinar. Today’s Webinar Objectives. :. . Describe the Role of the National Ebola Training. . and Education Center (NETEC). Explore netec.org Website. 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.. October 1, . 2016. Executive summary. ~162,000 . stored samples . have been identified. . ~. 28,000 . are stored in Liberia, . ~58,000 . in Guinea. , . ~33,000 in Sierra Leone . and . ~42,000 . stored outside . 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.. 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:. 2014 Ebola Virus Outbreak 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.