PPT-Ebola virus

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. EBOLA. EBOLA. Votre chien (ou votre chat) ne peut pas transmettre le virus Ebola.. Aucun cas de chien ou de chat atteint d'Ebola, ou susceptible de transmettre le virus Ebola à des humains ou à d'autres animaux, n'a été rapporté. Le risque de propagation rapide d'une flambée d'Ebola aux États-Unis étant très faible, les risques encourus par les animaux domestiques sont eux aussi minimes.. Pandemics and Emerging Infections. Sarah Gilbert, Jenner Institute, University of Oxford. THE JENNER INSTITUTE. a partnership between Oxford University and . the . Pirbright. Institute . - Developing innovative vaccines. 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.. 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:. Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever that can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees). Ebola is spread through direct contact (through broken skin or unprotected mucous membranes) with:. 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 . 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. 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. Picture: an Electron Micrograph of the Ebola VirusCourtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009 Special Pathogens BranchDivision of HighConsequence Pathogens and PathologyNational Center 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. 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...