PPT-Ebola

Virus Disease treatment gaps and options Ellis OwusuDabo BSc MB ChB MSc PhD MWACP FGCP Director KCCRKNUST Kumasi Ghana wwwkccrghanaorg Established in October 1997. 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  . 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. 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). . 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. Current . S. tatus and Future Prospects. William Schaffner, MD. Professor of Preventive Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Consultant, Communicable Disease Control. 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. 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 . 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:. 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.. 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 . België. Erika . Vlieghe & Daniel Reynders. Nationale Ebola . Coordinator. . & adjunct-. Coordinator. 1. Overview. The . epidemic. in West-. Africa. Preparedness. in Belgium. Goals of . this.