EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL INTRODUCTION 1. Governments worldwide desire an epidemic free and healthy nation. The outbreak of the highly contagious Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) with fatality rate of up to 90 per cent could become an epidemic if not contained. It is a serious concern to governments since it threatens the health and Well-being of the Citizens (WC) and invariably the National Security (NS) of countries. 2. In the United States
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almost two years ago, which is Ebola. Ebola is highly infectious, deadly disease. Discovered in 1976 by the Ebola River in Zaire, it is a rare disease caused by of five Ebola virus species. As if Ebola isn’t scary enough, some people have wondered whether or not Ebola could mutate an become airborne. Has it become or could become an even scarier, more deadly, and more easily spread super-bug? According to scientists they have not seen any evidence to suggest that the Ebola virus may be mutating to become
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Communicable Disease Paper While it has not claimed the number of lives that some more prominent communicable diseases have, the Ebola virus remains one of the most feared diseases the planet has ever known. Ebola is the subject of much attention from Hollywood; Ebola outbreaks quickly become public knowledge, and always have the potential to cause a panic. Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever, which causes victims to have a difficult time coagulating blood cells. (Bardi, 2002) The results are gruesome
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based on fear not fact (Grace, 2014). I found her attitude not only ambiguous, but self-centered and showing little concern for her friends, family, and neighbors. Living in South Mississippi myself, and in light of recent cases of travel related Ebola in the United States, I wanted to know if these concerns are truly founded or not. I used Local TV and newspaper articles, CDC website, and various articles I found on the Virtual Library to research the situation. In my opinion, based on my research
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Ebola’s Effects on the Economy The Ebola virus is a deadly, contagious disease that spreads via contact with bodily fluids of someone who is infected and exhibiting symptoms. Since it’s introduction in 1976, the virus has resurfaced 14 times, the most recent being the outbreak in the West African countries. (Legrand et al., 2007) While the effects on the health of the general public are the most prevalent in society, Ebola also has several economic impacts: public paranoia, implementation of new
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Ebola The 2014 Ebola was the largest epidemic virus in history, causing a colossal damage in the human body prolonging them to death. The notoriously deadly virus cause fearsome symptoms, the most prominent being high fever and massive internal bleeding. Ebola virus kills as many as 90 % of the people it infects. It is one of the viruses that is capable of causing hemorrhagic (bloody) fever. Ebola spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids. A cough from a sick person
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Monet’s contraction of Marburg would set the stage for Richard Preston’s masterpiece, The Hot Zone. Preston paints a picture of the effects of the filoviruses, Marburg and Ebola, on their victims and the general public. With each infection, hysteria and panic spread of the unpredictable pathogens. Matters only get worse when a form of Ebola infects a monkey house in Reston, Virginia- Right outside Washington
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“The Ebola Outbreak in Africa” My individual Work: Researched Disaster & Disaster Plans: Ebola Outbreak (Completed). By: Regina J. Patton Workplace continuity & Contingency Planning – 4 Instructor: Sheila Highland Everest University Online October 19th, 2014 (Author Notes) Kaye, David is a leading author, lecturer, examiner and workshop leader on Risk Management and business continuity subjects. Professor Kaye guides a diverse range of companies and public sector organizations on risk
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Ebola Outbreak Brings CDC Flaws to Light Kim Wereszenski COM/215 February 2, 2015 William Morgan Ebola Outbreak Brings CDC Flaws to Light The US Ebola outbreak of 2014 brings to light flaws in decisions and processes followed by the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC). After the break out of the Ebola virus in the US, American citizens have lost faith in the CDC. This biological event showed the CDC was ill prepared. The CDC, Founded by Dr. Joseph Mountin in 1964, was developed
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Ebola virus disease or simply Ebola is a disease of humans and other primates caused by ebolaviruses. The virus is acquired by contact with blood or other body fluids of an infected human or other animal. Fruit bats are believed to be the normal carrier in nature, able to spread the virus without being affected. Symptoms usually begin with a sudden influenza-like stage characterized by feeling tired, fever, pain in the muscles and joints, headache, and sore throat. The fever is usually greater
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