Ebola

__Ebola Virus__ Ebola Virus SEM picture ( Murphy, Frederick)
 * __Scientific Name:__** //Ebolavirus,// ( Towner, Jonathan, 2008 )
 * Strand Names:** //Ebolavirus zaire, Ebolavirus sudan, Ebolavirus Reston, Ebolavirus bundibugyo, Ebolavirus Côte d'Ivoire // ( Towner, Jonathan, 2008 )

Ebola diagram ( 4, Waterman Tara 2004)

Mechanisms Modes of Transmission Ebola can be transmitted in a variety of ways, aiding it to be one of the most deadly viruses known to date. Some of the modes of transmission are contact with contaminated blood, organs, semen, or other bodily secretions (4). Other ways could be contact with an infected host, or bodily tissue (4, Waterman Tara 2004). There is also evidence suggesting a possible respiratory transmission in nonhuman primates (4, Waterman Tara 2004).

Replication One of the major reasons that Ebola is so deadly, is due to it’s replication process. The Ebola Virus replicates through the lytic cycle meaning that it will take use of the infected cells energy and processes in order to produce more viruses (4). This allows for a much more quick period of infection in a human host as the newly created viruses are able to immediately infect new host cells after their release from their current cell (4, Waterman Tara 2004).

** __ Applications __ ** Ebola has very noticeable symptoms. One of the symptoms is a maculopoplar rash, which is a series of bumpy rashes covering the body of the infected. Other symptoms include fevers, severe head aches, loss of appetite, diarrhea and vomiting with blood and mucus. Meanwhile internally massive hemorrhaging is a sign of Ebola. After the disease has been in the infected person long enough for the incubation period to finish, bleeding out of body orifices, the gastrointestinal tract and any injection sites may occur spontaneously. (1, EncyclopædiaBritannica 2012)  Maculopopular rash(2)  Treating Ebola is very hard, as the virus can’t be killed like bacteria. The only way to treat Ebola is help provide relief of the symptoms. These treatments can include: oxygen, IV fluids (such as plasma, sodium and potassium), medications to help alleviate symptoms (such as fever), several blood transfusions, and good nursing care. Even with these treatments Ebola will still cause death in patients 50-90% of the time (depending on strain). (3, Schoenstadt 2010)
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 There have been no vaccines developed for Ebola. (1, Encyclopædia Britannica 2012)
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