Ebola Virus

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Ebola Virus

• By Joey Roberts

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Background/ History/ Thesis

• 1976
• 4 Subtypes/ Strains
• No known natural Reservoir
• Awareness

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Reasons for the Problem

• Lack of knowledge
• Human mistakes
• Transportation

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Current Status

• 1995
• Motivation

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Analysis

• Chronological order of first appearance
• - Sudan
• - Zaire
• - Reston
• - Cote d Ivoire
• Evolution of Ebola

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Solution

• Obvious, a cure!
• Wont happen over night
• Need to put the puzzle pieces together

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Prediction

• We will find a cure
• At the expense of a huge outbreak
• - Mortality rate 70
• - 90-95 (If mutated)
• Television

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Work Cited

• "Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever." . . Centers for
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• Lovgren, Stefan. "Where Does Ebola Hide Between
  Epidemics?." National Geographic 19 Feb. 2003. 1
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  s/2003/02/0219_030219_ebolaorigin.htmlgt.
• Oldstone, Michael. Viruses, Plagues History.
  New York Oxford University Printing Press, 1998.
• Ramses, Sadek F., Khan, Ali S., Stevens, Gary,
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• Regis, Ed. Virus Ground Zero. New York Pocket
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• Tomlinson, Chris. "Ebola outbreak traced to
  Ugandan woman." Associated Press 18 Oct. 2000. .
  1 March 2005 lthttp//www.ns.purchase.edu/biology/b
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• Waterman, Tara. Tara's Ebola Site. 1 Mar.1999. 1
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