TheEbolaVirusCurrently,theworldisfacinganepidemic(流行病)duetowhatisconsideredtobeamongthemostdangerousvirusesthathumanityhaseverfaced-theEbolableedingvirus.Thoughtherewereannouncementsaboutexperimentaltre
TheEbolaVirus
Currently,theworldisfacinganepidemic (流行病) duetowhatisconsideredtobeamongthemostdangerousvirusesthathumanityhaseverfaced-theEbolableedingvirus.Thoughtherewereannouncementsaboutexperimentaltreatmentsthatwerereportedtobesuccessfulintermsoftreatingthevirus,peoplearoundtheworldcontinuetodiefromEbola.
Ebolawasfirstdiscoveredin1976inAfrica,onthebanksoftheEbolaRiver,afterwhichthevirushasbeennamed.Backthen,thereweretwomajoroutbreaksofthevirus,andthisishowpeoplelearnedaboutit.ThereexistseveralstrainsoftheEbolavirus,someofthemaredeadlytopeople,andsomearenot.
ThemainsymptomsofEbolacanappearinaperiodbetweenthesecondandthe21stdaysofinfection,butusuallyithappensontheeighththrough10thday.Amongthesymptomsthatappearinthefirstturn,oneshouldmentionfeverandchills,strongheadaches,paininjointsandmuscles,andgeneralweakness.Thesesymptomsarenottoodifferentfromthosethatpeopleusuallyexperiencewhencatchingaseverecold,orflu,sovictimsmayevenignorethesesymptoms,ortrytotreatthemasacommonsickness.However,astheviruskeepsprogressing,apatientdevelopsnausea(呕吐) withvomiting,diarrhea,chestandstomachpains,redeyesandrashoverthebody,severeweightloss,andbleedingfromalmostallbodilyopenings.
Thevirusisusuallytransmittedeitherthroughblood,orthroughwaste.Infectionthroughbloodusuallytakesplaceifapersonconsumesinfestedmeat,oreventouchesit (forexample,butcheringcanalsoleadtoinfection).Also,therewerecaseswhenpeoplegotinfectedaftersteppinginwasteofinfectedmammals,mostlybats.Theotherwaysofgettinginfectedisthroughskinbyreceivingbodilyliquidsviatinyopenings.
EventhoughthereisnospecificcureforEbola,doctorsstilltrytotreatit.InordertodiagnoseEbola,doctorsusuallytaketestsonsuchdiseasesascholeraormalaria,becauseitisdifficulttodiagnoseEbolabasedonlyonsymptoms.Afterthediagnosishasbeenmade,doctorsstarttreatingthesymptoms,whichincludeskillinginfectedcells,electrolytes,bloodpressuremedication,bloodtransfusions,oxygentreatment,andsoon.
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