Ebola VirusBriseno, Sebastian
The origin of Ebola
● it first started in Uganda, Africa ● after it started in Uganda it started spreading to Guinea, Liberia, Mali and Nigeria● even though Ebola started, they are a landlocked country
Symptoms of Ebola
● one of the symptoms of Ebola are weakness, fever, aches, diarrhea, vomiting and and stomach pain
● other possible symptoms are rashes, red eyes, chest pain, throat soreness, difficulty breathing or swallowing and bleeding(including internal)
Ebola affecting organs in the body
● Ebola is a deadly virus that attacks your immune system
● Ebola also damages your blood vessels and causes your blood pressure drop● also, Ebola kills all the cells in the liver
that produce proteins
Best places to travel to
● whenever you are going to travel is better to know if the place is already infected with Ebola
● its also important to go to a doctor after you get of the plane in case you were exposed to Ebola
Things to avoid
● one of the best things to avoid is physical contact, if it does happen you should wash or go to the doctor before it gets worse
● also, is good to avoid dead animals, fruit bats, bush meat,
monkeys, antelopes and porcupines
Ebola spreading to other countries
● Ebola is not only in West Africa, people have traveled around the world with Ebola
● one of the infected places are the U.S.A and Puerto Rico
Cases of Ebola
● in the United States there has been cases and death
● in West Africa there has been 10132 cases and 4690 deaths
How Ebola spreads● first, it fuses with cells lining
respiratory tract, eyes or body cavities● then, the virus genetic contents are
released into the cell ● further more, this genetic material
taker over cell machinery to replace itself
● finally, the virus produces and goes back to the system
Work cited
● CDC/transmission.gov● CDC/travlers.gov● CNN.com● CDC/symptoms.gov● CDC/prevention.gov
