Ebola Infection, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

This book describes Ebola Infection, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related DiseasesThere are many books all about Ebola being the next pandemic to hit the world with stories about the devastation it causes in Africa and around the world. I am just giving just the simple medical facts about its deadly nature. Ebola infection is a severe and often deadly hemorrhagic disease caused by a virus. Viruses such as Ebola were present for millions of years, long before the appearance of man.
They can not live in worldwide society and they seldom come out of their region because they do not have the ability to easily colonize new host species. Symptoms are fever, diarrhea, vomiting, bleeding, and often, death. Ebola can happen in humans and other primates (gorillas, monkeys, and chimpanzees). The Ebola outbreak in West Africa that began in March 2014 was the biggest in history. Almost 40% of the people who had Ebola in this outbreak died.
WHO estimates Ebola should continue to spread for several months. Generally, to survive, viruses must find a host cell and take it over. The virus also duplicates itself so that it can be spread to other host cells. In reaction to a virus infection, the human body produces antibodies. Antibodies are the protein fighters of the immune system. In less severe infections (like the flu), antibodies stop the virus from spreading and help clear it from the body.
The trouble with Ebola is that the virus multiplies so rapidly that it can easily overcome the body's immune response. CausesEbola was first found in 1976 near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then, several small outbreaks have happened in Africa. The 2014 outbreak was the biggest. The countries most involved in this outbreak were:1. Guinea2. Liberia3. Sierra LeoneEbola has been previously documented in:1.
Nigeria2. Senegal3. Spain4. USA5. Mali6. United Kingdom7. ItalyMost of these cases were because of people traveling from a country where Ebola was spreading. A person who has Ebola cannot pass the disease until symptoms occur. Ebola can only transmit between humans by direct contact with infected body fluids such as but not limited to urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, and semen. The virus can go into the body through a break in the skin or through mucous membranes, such as the eyes, nose, and mouth.
Ebola can also transmit by contact with any surfaces, objects, and materials that have been in contact with body fluids from a sick person, such as:1. Bedclothes and bedding2. Clothing3. Bandages4. Needles and syringes5. Medical equipmentSymptoms of infection with Ebola are intensive:1. Internal and external bleeding, 2. Mucosal bleeding, 3. Vomiting and4. Diarrhea, often accompanied by blood. Often poorly perfused, the organs ultimately become necroticThe diagnosis is hard because symptoms such as red eyes and itchy eyes are nonspecific.1.
Virus isolation by cell culture2. Antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)3. Serum neutralization test4. Antigen-capture detection tests5. Electron microscopy6. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assayTreatmentThere is no cure for Ebola and no vaccines that can prevent the disease. Patients who recover from the disease do so due to the strength of their own immune system.
People with Ebola must be admitted for treatment in a hospital1. Fluids given through a vein (IV)2. Oxygen3. Blood pressure treatment4. Treatment for other infections5. Blood transfusionsThey can be quarantined so the disease cannot spread. Serious cases are placed in the intensive care unitExperimental treatments have been utilizedTABLE OF...