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Recent Medical Interventions for Outbreaks in 2013-2014

Learn about the 2013-2014 outbreaks involving Cyclosporiasis and Listeriosis, their causes, symptoms, and impacts. Understand the Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever virus and its spread methods, with updates on the ongoing outbreak in Uganda since August 2012.

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Recent Medical Interventions for Outbreaks in 2013-2014

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  1. OUTBREAKS IN THE NEWS Medical Interventions 2013-2014

  2. Cyclosporiasis 576 cases 36 hospitalizations 19 states Intestinal parasite Cause: salad mixes

  3. Listeriosis 5 cases 5 hospitalizations 1 death Cause: cheese Bacteria (usu. found in ill-prepared food) – intestinal distress, fever, body aches, stiff neck, etc.

  4. Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever RNA virus Spread through direct contact with infected blood or bodily secretions or fomites 2-21 day incubation period

  5. Ebola outbreak in Uganda August 2012 - present

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