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Ebola Virus

Ebola Virus. By: Joey Roberts. Background/ History/ Thesis. 1976 4 Subtypes/ Strains No known natural Reservoir Awareness. Reasons for the Problem. Lack of knowledge Human mistakes Transportation. Current Status. 1995 Motivation. Analysis. Chronological order of first appearance

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Ebola Virus

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  1. Ebola Virus By: Joey Roberts

  2. Background/ History/ Thesis • 1976 • 4 Subtypes/ Strains • No known natural Reservoir • Awareness

  3. Reasons for the Problem • Lack of knowledge • Human mistakes • Transportation

  4. Current Status • 1995 • Motivation

  5. Analysis • Chronological order of first appearance - Sudan - Zaire - Reston - Cote d’ Ivoire Evolution of Ebola

  6. Solution • Obvious, a cure! • Won’t happen over night • Need to put the puzzle pieces together

  7. Prediction • We will find a cure • At the expense of a huge outbreak - Mortality rate 70% - 90-95% (If mutated) • Television

  8. Work Cited • "Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever." . . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 17 Mar. 2005 <http://www.medhelp.org/NIHlib/GF-647.html>. • Friend, Tom. "Ebola, hunting ravage gorillas in last African haven." USA Today 6, 4 2003. . 20 March 2005 <http://www.usatoday.com/news/science/2003-04-06-ebola-gorillas_x.htm>. • Lovgren, Stefan. "Where Does Ebola Hide Between Epidemics?." National Geographic 19 Feb. 2003. 1 March 2005 <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0219_030219_ebolaorigin.html>. • Oldstone, Michael. Viruses, Plagues & History. New York: Oxford University Printing Press, 1998. • Ramses, Sadek F., Khan, Ali S., Stevens, Gary, Peters, C.J. and Ksiazek, Thomas G., “Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo”, Determinants of Survival, 1995, http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JID/journal/contents/v179nS1.html . • Regis, Ed. Virus Ground Zero. New York: Pocket Books, 1996. • Tomlinson, Chris. "Ebola outbreak traced to Ugandan woman." Associated Press 18 Oct. 2000. . 1 March 2005 <http://www.ns.purchase.edu/biology/bio1540/article_39.htm>. • Waterman, Tara. Tara's Ebola Site. 1 Mar.1999. 1 March 2005 <http://www.stanford.edu/group/virus/filo/filo.html>.

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