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First case of Ebola
http://censorbugbear-reports.blogspot.com/2012/04/ebola-marburg-outbreaks-1976-sa-mercy.html
Ebola first appeared in Democratic Republic of the Congo near the Ebola river (this is where the name comes from)
318 infected and 280 died from infection
A subtype of Ebola called the Sudan virus also appeared in South Sudan, 284 infected and 151 died from infection -
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Ebola Virus
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Laboratory Accident
In England there was a laboratory infection from a prick of a contaminated needle, only one person was infected and they lived through it -
Recurrent outbreak
34 people infected and 22 died from infection
Sudan, same location as first outbreak in 1976 -
Quarantined Exposure of Ebola Virus
In Virginia and Pennsylvania the Ebola-Reston Virus was introduced in a quarantined facility by monkeys imported from the philipinnes, no one was infected with the virus however -
Humans introduced to virus in quarantined facility
In Texas and Virginia the Ebola-Reston Virus was introduced into a quarantined facility again from monkeys from the philipinnes
4 people were exposed and developed antibodies but did not get the disease -
Quarantine Facility in Sienna, Italy
https://cie.yale.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=2640
Philipinne monkeys were brought to Sienna and introduced the Ebola-Reston Virus to the quarantined facility just like the cases of Virginia and Texas, again no one was infected by the virus -
Tai Forest Chimpanzee Autopsy
http://www.janegoodall.ca/about-chimp-behaviour.php
A scientist contracted Tai Forest Virus (another subtype of Ebola) after conducting an autopsy on a chimpanzee from the Tai Forest He was treated in Switzerland and did live through the virus -
Gold Mining outbreak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baka_people_(Cameroon_and_Gabon)
First believed to be Yellow Fever, but later realized as ebola in 1995 an outbreak occured in Gabon at Mekouka and other gold-mining camps deep in the rain forest.
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Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Index-case person who worked in the forest of Kikwit spread virus to family members and was then spread through hospitals
315 infected and 250 died of infection
common symptoms were fever, severe headache, joint and muscle aches, chills, and body weakness
over time symptoms can worsen and may include nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, red eyes, raised rash, chest pain and cough, stomach pain, severe weight loss, bleeding, usually from the eyes, bruising, and internal bleeding -
Uganda Outbreak
425 infected and 224 died from infection
possible risk factors of contracting the virus included attending funerals of ebola victims, family coming into contact with the patient and providing medical care to ebola patients without proper protective measures
ways of transmitting the disease include coming into contact with any blood, body fluids, or objects infected with the virus such as needles or syringes, and coming into contact with infected animals such as primates and bats (not airborn) -
New Strain in Uganda
This Bundibugyo Virus outbreak in Uganda was the first new strain of Ebola Virus -
Current Ebola Outbreak
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/10/13/bay-area-procedures-already-in-place-cdc-urges-u-s-hospitals-to-look-for-ebola-symptoms/
New Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are all whole countries affected by the Ebola Virus, in the US affected areas include Dallas, TX and New York City NY
5,481 infected and 2,946 died from infection so far -
Survivor Video
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Experimental Vaccines Developed
http://www.livescience.com/48567-ebola-vaccines-work.html
2 experimental vaccines are being tested to see if they can be used on humans
VSV-ZEBOV and an adenovirus from a cold virus both consist genetic material from the Zaire Virus of Ebola
if these vaccines work then anyone given the vaccination should become immune to the Ebola Virus and supposedly the risk of recieving Ebola from these vaccinations is non-existant -
Ebola Survivor Reunited with her Dog
Ebola Survivor Reunited with her Dog
This nurse was infected with Ebola while caring for another ebolas victim, she is now ebola free and finally able to return home and her dog is also no longer under quarantine
