PPT-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. 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 to Your Questions about . EBOLA. What is. EBOLA?. Ebola . is a virus that lives in bats and some other animals who live in Africa. .. What is. EBOLA?. People . can get Ebola in West Africa by preparing these sick animals for food. 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 . 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. Presented by . Olu. O. Outline of presentation. Background. What is IHR?. Why ineffective implementation of the IHR?. Any effective & sustainable alternative to IHR?. Conclusions & recommendations. 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. 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 . 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. 29 This is part one of a three-part lecture on this topic. This lecture will focus on EVD in the West African setting. The training and information you receive in this course will not cover the use Shoemaker T, MacNeil A, Balinandi S, Campbell S, Wamala J, McMullan LK, et al. Reemerging Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda, 2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012;18(9):1480-1483. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1809.111536. McElroy AK, Erickson BR, Flietstra TD, Rollin PE, Nichol ST, Towner JS, et al. Biomarker Correlates of Survival in Pediatric Patients with Ebola Virus Disease. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20(10):1683-1690. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.140430. 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. 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...