Ebola River

racism, discrimination, standard of living and even the way the media shapes are behaviors are some of the things we may come encounter with on our daily lives. The symbolic interactionism idea is made up of the three processes which are meaning is derived from social interaction, value of the interaction process and also the idea we all interpret things in our own way. The media is everywhere we look and almost everyone is able to access it without a problem. The media put stories and news reports out all the time claiming something could be a big problem, but in reality it should not be something we should be worried about at all. The Ebola virus is a perfect example of how the media can make us construct our own reality of things and believe what they put out. Ebola derived from Africa in Zaire, where it got its name from the Ebola River. Ebola was supposedly spread across the Atlantic Ocean by a doctor who was infected by the virus. The…

Ebola was first discovered in 1976 in two African countries- Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo. Democratic Republic of Congo had a river named the Ebola River. The Ebola virus was later named after that river where in a nearby village had an outbreak of the disease. The Ebola virus is also known as Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever. Genus Ebolavirus has five distinct species which include Bundibugyo Ebolavirus, Zaire Ebolavirus, Reston Ebolavirus, Sudan Ebolavirus, and Tai Forest Ebolavirus (WHO |…

The Ebola Virus is a serious illness and if it is not treated right away, it is very likely that you might die from it. The Ebola Virus first appeared in 1976 in the Dominican Republic and Sudan. The disease occurred in a village near the Ebola River, where the disease gets its name. The newest outbreak of this virus was in West Africa and the first cases of symptoms were recorded in March of 2014. The newest case of the virus is the most dangerous occurrence since the virus was discovered in…

“Ebola Virus Disease is a hemorrhagic fever, rare and deadly disease caused by infection with the Ebola virus”, (Nursingworld, 2015), The virus was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola river in Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire). The outbreak of EVD occurred across Africa which researcher believed that bats are the likely reservoir of the virus. “Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea in West Africa have experienced the largest Ebola epidemic in history” (Nursingworld…

HOW WAS EBOLA VIRUS DISCOVERED BY DOCTOR PETER PIOT HOW WAS EBOLA VIRUS DISCOVERED BY DOCTOR PETER PIOT Doctor Peter Piot Ebola virus was discovered by Belgian scientist named doctor Peter Piot from a blood sample of a dying Catholic nun way back in September 1976. On that date a package of a shiny, blue thermos flask containing vial of bloods along with a note arrived at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium. It was from a Belgian doctor based in Zaire, now the…

2014 Ebola Epidemic in Guinea and the United States Amy Riddell Kaplan University HS311 Unit:1 Assignment Professor Daniel Gilmore November 16, 2015 Ebola, previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is an exceptional and fatal disease caused by an infection with one of the Ebola virus strands that claimed an estimated 2,482 lives in Guinea, Africa alone in 2014 (Johnston, 2015). It made its first recorded appearance in 1976 near the Ebola River, which is now known as the Democratic Republic…

The Ebola Virus has affected many people across the across the world, specifically West Africa. In 2014, West Africa had a major outbreak, resulting in thousands of people dying. There are many health impacts on this disease, and many people have been trying to destroy this terrible disease, as well as ways to prevent it. In 1976, there were three outbakes of the Ebola Virus, one in Nzara, one in South Sudan and one in Yambuku. The Ebola virus got its name from the first outbreak occurring…

African, you were not permitted to travel. If claimed to have Ebola you were kicked off of the plane. Though the first person to have Ebola in the United States was a man named Thomas Eric Duncan. And American man. He was allowed in planes to travel with his wife to find a cure. Why? Because he was not held accountable to the African stereotypes. When Ebola first came to the attention of people my age they would say if you were sick you had Ebola. “Symptoms of Ebola Virus typically induce:…

Due to the lack of supplies and hygiene in third world countries, a virus called Ebola has broke out. Ebola has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the past year causing nearly four thousand lives in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. With the right steps, this virus can be contained and eventually cured. Ebola is a deadly virus that first appeared in the year 1976, occurring in Sudan and the current Dominican Republic of Congo. The virus was named after a small river in the Dominican…

Ebola Rough Draft Ebola is one of the world’s most deadly diseases. So far Ebola has killed more than 30,215 people in the world and the number is going up by at least 15 people per day (“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”). The Ebola virus has completely taken over Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Other countries such as Kayas, Spain, Lagos, Dallas Texas, New York City, Port Harcourt, and Dakar have the Ebola outbreak as well. Ebola is also known as the Hemorrhagic Fever (“Centers…