Ebola VirusBy: Jacob

Effects of Ebola

When you have Ebola you have pain in:

Abdomen

Joints Often Confused With: Typhoid,

Muscles Malaria and Lassa fever.

Chest

Symptoms

When you have Ebola you have:

Chills

Dehydration

Fatigue

Fever

Nausea

Diarrhea

Vomiting

Treatment

How to treat Ebola

One option is a blood transfusion

The second option is using IV fluids

The third option is oxygen therapy

How It SpreadsHow Ebola is transmitted

Current Amount Of People Affected By Ebola

Where It Is Common

The virus is common in West Africa

Discoverer

Peter Piot discovered the virus EbolaPeter Piot discovered the Ebola virus in 1976 after researching for many years. In his lab he had to test a container of a sick person's blood for Yellow Fever and it ended up being Ebola

Pictures Of Ebola

Timeline Of Ebola Outbreaks

Interesting Facts

1. Exposure to any objects contaminated by infected bodily secretions and fluids can also transmit the disease from person to person.

2. Without proper cleaning and sterilization of medical equipment, Ebola can spread quickly.

3. Ebola was named after a river in the Republic Of The Congo

4. Ebola is not transmitted through food and water or any other liquids that you drink

Sources

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"Centers For Disease Control and Prevention." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18 Dec. 2015. Web. 18 Dec. 2015.

Theguardian. "Ebola Virus: How It Spreads and What It Does to You – Video." Theguardian. Theguardian, 2015. Web. 20 Dec. 2015.

The Telegraph. "Briton with Ebola Could Be Flown to UK for Treatment." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 2015. Web. 20 Dec. 2015.

World Health Organization. "The Toll of a Tragedy." The Economist. The Economist Newspaper, 27 Aug. 2015. Web. 20 Dec. 2015.

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