The video gives you an account of the ebola virus history. Distribution of cases of ebola virus disease by week of reporting in guinea, sierra leone, liberia, and nigeria as of week 412014. The video describes contact tracing, a method used by cdc and partners to identify new ebola cases quickly and isolate patients as soon as they show symptoms, preventing spread to others. A video on evd was screened in boyeka village in itipo health area, during which 83 people, including 64 women, were reached. Outbreak of ebola virus disease in the democratic republic of the congo, aprilmay, 2018. The ebola virus is one of a group of viruses that cause hemorrhagic disease. Ebola virus disease formerly known as ebola haemorrhagic fever is a severe, often fatal illness, with a case fatality rate of up to 90%.
The democratic republic of the congo is fighting one of worlds largest ebola outbreaks. Ebola virus disease what you should know about ebola. Genomic surveillance elucidates ebola virus origin and transmission during the 2014 outbreak. Video transcript voiceover so, ebola virus disease. Global overview of ebola research european commission. Tim odempsey recently returned to the uk from kenema in sierra leone, where he worked in a lassa feverebola virus disease treatment centre.
This is how you get ebola, as explained by science. The ebola outbreak in west africa has produced increasing circles of victims beyond the infected and the dead. Ongoing funding under the eus seventh framework programme for research and. Meet dash karbar, a psychosocial worker working in island clinic ebola treatment unit. But it is possible to survive and heal with proper medical treatment. These materials can be viewed andor downloaded from. Impact of the ebola virus disease outbreak on market chains and.
Emergencies preparedness, response pandemic and epidemic diseases ebola virus disease outbreak training what we do. By may 30, 2018, 25 deaths from ebola virus disease had been reported, with. This video produced in august 2014 looks at the response of who and partners to the outbreak of ebola virus disease in guinea and neighbouring countries. If you or someone you know thinks he has the disease, go to the hospital immediately for treatment. Ebola virus disease bmj resources are freely available the bmj. Pregnancy and breastfeeding during an ebola virus outbreak. Audio communication resources ebola ebola virus disease.
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