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Hi everyone.
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My name is Vanessa and I chose to do my viral presentation on the Ebola virus.
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So we will start off on what is the name of the Ebola virus,
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it is often abbreviated as E.
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V. D.
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The Ebola virus disease.
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It also has a secondary name of the Ebola hemorrhagic fever
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and it is closely related to the species in the genus Marburg virus.
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What is the disease caused by? So
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the disease can be caused by
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the virus in the family Villaverde
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when someone is exposed to infected objects of
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which are contaminated with the Ebola virus.
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If a person has interaction with any infected animals
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such as a fruit bat or non human primate,
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also traveling to areas with a recent outbreak for example africa
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a patient may present
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to
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the emergency department with the following symptoms.
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Patient may be experiencing an extreme fever which
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will lead to an onset of headache,
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fatigue
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patient may also be experiencing a rash, profuse hemorrhaging.
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Any nausea or vomiting
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inclusive with diarrhea
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that will have blood and mucus in it.
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A patient with the Ebola virus will also have a sore throat
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leading to conjunctivitis.
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Another symptom that may be presenting in a patient is whether
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or not they are experiencing severe joint pain or muscle pain.
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The treatment that has been done for the Ebola virus in the past and in the present
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are maintaining fluids and electrolyte balance
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the administration of blood and plasma to control the bleeding
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and the mixing of three antibodies that bind to proteins. So
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they are allowing the body to create
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the antibodies to be able to fight off this virus once they get it,
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which will lead to less death and more surviving rates.
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How is the Ebola virus transmitted?
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So the Ebola virus can be transmitted like said earlier,
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through direct contact with the virus.
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In addition to through the mouth, the skin, if you have a broken
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skin tear or a laceration in the skin,
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it can enter through there.
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Or if you touch your, if you touch a surface and then you touch your mouth,
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you rub your eyes, You scratch your nose. It can enter through your nose as well.
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The reservoir for the Ebola virus is still currently unknown.
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However, they do believe that the Ebola virus is a animal born pathogen.
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The animal that they say
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is responsible for the transmission and creation of the Ebola virus is a bat.
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However, the reservoir for the most part is still unknown
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in terms of determining whether the Ebola virus is RNA or DNA. It is in fact R. N. A.
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It is also single stranded
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and it is 18 to 19 kg bytes in size.
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Yeah,
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the Ebola virus at the three prime terminus is not poly
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ventilated and at the five prime end of the R N. A. It is not kept
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so
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under the microscope when analyzing the Ebola virus,
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we can see that
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it is rod shaped
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and thread has a thread like a membrane which is enclosed in a capsule.
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And these are my
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references. Thank you and I hope you guys enjoyed learning about Ebola.