PPT-Ebola virus disease Updates as of July 2014

Ebola outbreak Updates as of J uly 2014 Guinea New case Confirmed probable suspected total Cases 12 311 99 17 427 Deaths 5 208 99 12 319 Liberia Cases 25 84 84 81 249 Deaths. 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 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.. 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. 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. Current . S. tatus and Future Prospects. William Schaffner, MD. Professor of Preventive Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Consultant, Communicable Disease Control. 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. 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.. 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.. 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. spread through direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with infected blood and body fluids . not spread through the air or by water. Individuals are only infectious when they have symptoms, which can appear up to 21 days after exposure. Teaching . Sciences through English – A CLIL . Approach. Maria Vittoria Barbarulo, Joanne . Cartisano. , Carmen Cola. Lyceum Montale - Room 35, . December 2014 - January 2015. , 2:45pm-4:45pm. Classes. SEASES ANCROB Virologye virus family Filoviridae includes 3 genera: CuevavirusMarburgvirus, and Ebolavirus (EBOV). ere are 5 species that have been identied: Zaire, Bundibugyo, Sudan, R Picture: an Electron Micrograph of the Ebola VirusCourtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009 Special Pathogens BranchDivision of HighConsequence Pathogens and PathologyNational Center