PPT-The Challenges to Ebola Response

Kim Yi Dionne Smith College Challenges No recorded previous outbreak though there is evidence of previous exposure Outbreak across borders requires coordination across governments Intensity of Spread. 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  . 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. (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 . 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 . 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.. 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 . 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.. Since 2014, West Africa has experienced the largest outbreak of Ebola in history, with multiple countries affected. . Two imported cases, including one death, and two locally acquired cases in healthcare workers were reported in the United States.. 1TRANSMISSION RESPONSE AND CONTROLWEEK 2STEP26 GRASSROOTS RESPONSES TO THE EPIDEMIC VIDEOLocal people have often taken measures into their own hands as governments and agencies fail to respond swiftly 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.