MAKING SENSE OF THE EBOLA VIRUS

DISCOVERY OF EBOLA

• The first case of Ebola was recorded in 1976
• Its name comes from the river "Congo's Ebola River"
• This river flows past Yambaku, a village in Africa
• Scientists think the consumption of infected bushmeat is the cause
• Bushmeat is the flesh of the bones of non-domesticated mammals

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TRANSMISSION OF EBOLA

• Ebola is not an airborne disease
• An ex. of airborne diseases are the flu & a cold
• Ebola can only be transmitted by bodily fluids
• Ex. of this is a person touching an open wound on the infected person
• Another ex. is a person using a needle that was used by a victim

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SYMPTOMS OF EBOLA

• Symptoms can appear 2-21 days after exposure
• In most cases victims have seen first signs on days 8-10
• Ex. fever, muscle aches, weakness, sore throat and headaches.
• Long term ex. vomiting, diarrhea and a body rash
• After the long term result your internal organs will start hemorrhaging

QUIZ! 😮

• Where did Ebola originate?
• What is the cause of Ebola?
• How is Ebola transmitted?
• What is an example of an Ebola symptom?
• When do the symptoms usually start?

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