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How Ebola Is Spread
There are numerous ways that you can contract the Ebola virus and many ways that it can be spread. That’s one of the reasons why it’s been so difficult to contain. The Myths Most people mistakenly think that the only way the virus can be spread is through direct contact with someone else who’s symptomatic. Direct human contact is only one of the ways the virus is spread. Surfaces are the second way. The virus is tough enough to live on surfaces as long as 48 hours if the conditions are right for its survival. It doesn’t usually survive long […]
Ebola Facts and Possibilities
The name for the Ebola virus is derived from the Ebola River due to the location of the first outbreaks in the mid 70s. It’s being called an Ebola crisis because of the sheer number of deaths the outbreak has caused. Experts are telling people not to worry, that there’s virtually no chance the outbreak will spread to other countries. They’re saying that no other countries will face the epidemic like the one being experienced in its country of origin. But these same experts said the same thing about other epidemics and yet they spread from their country of origin. […]
Zika Virus Infection
It would be comforting to believe that the Zika virus is something that’s elsewhere – where we don’t have to deal with. Unfortunately, it’s right in our backyard now, so you have to be ready to survive this new reality. The virus is no longer contained in its original outbreak area and it has some nasty health effects – especially for pregnant women. This virus is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito that carries the virus. Zika Virus Is Not New While there’s been more outcry about it lately than ever before, this virus isn’t new. It’s been in […]
