by Tre’ Mason
There are many things that are trending throughout this particular world as far as crime and even more crime in certain areas of the world. Sickness is stamped in every possible place that can be imagined today. However, which sickness is becoming more and more prevalent today? Well, Ebola is on the uproar once again and is spreading rapidly through the United States as we speak. But again I ask what exactly is the Ebola virus? According to worldhealthorganization.com, Ebola virus disease (EVD), formally known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans.
The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. According to worldhealthorganization.com, the Ebola virus first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks, one in Nzara, Sudan and the other in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. The name Ebola comes from the famous Ebola river where a similar occurrence of the virus happened also. Ebola is transmitted mostly human-to-human with blood, broken skin, semen and breast milk. People remain infectious as long as their blood and body fluids contain the virus. Men who have recovered from the disease can still transmit the virus through their semen for up to seven weeks after recovery from illness.
The symptoms of Ebola are fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. Those symptoms are usually followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash and internal and external bleeding. There is no proven treatment available for Ebola. However, a range of potential treatments including blood products and drug therapies are currently being evaluated.
Therefore, we can not joke about Ebola anymore because the virus is here and it is deadly. PLEASE BE SAFE AND STAY EDUCATED!
