Filovirus9

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Summary: Filovirus is a virus that is very severe. It belongs to a virus family called, Filoviridae. The natural hosts of this virus is animals, but the infection can be transmitted to humans. Transmission from animal to human is unknown. Humans can transmit this virus to other humans by acquiring someone's fluids such as saliva and blood. This virus is very deadly, and you will most likely die after 20 days of obtaining the filovirus. Within my comic life presentation, you will learn the symptoms that will occur throughout twenty days. You will realize this virus is tragic to acquire since the only treatment for it is for some symptoms, but not the virus. Filovirus is a excruciating virus that no person would want to receive.

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**Filovirus outline:**

I. Overview A. Filoviridae a.) Filoviruses belong to a virus family called, Filoviridae. b.) Named Filovirus due to their microscopic appearance: long and thin, resembling fibrous threads. c.) Natural hosts are animals, but infection can be transmitted to humans. d.) Transmission from animal to human is unknown. e.) Can cause severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates B. Members a.) Only four members of this virus family have been found identified: Ivory Coast, Sudan, Zaire and Reston.

II. Pathology A. Symptoms a.) The initial symptoms are a severe frontal and temporal headache, aches and pains, malaise. By the next day the victim will have a fever. b.) For 4-16 days, victim will have fever, chills, headaches, muscle aches, and loss of appetite. c.) As it progresses, victim will have vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and sore throat and chest pain. d.) In the last stage, which is around day 20, symptoms become severe: inflammation of the pancreas, weight loss, delirium, shock, liver failure, massive bleeding, and multi-organ dysfunction. e.) A person will most likely die after 21 days. The cause of death is normally shock, associated with fluid and blood loss in the tissues.

III. Symptoms A. 21 days a.) Symptoms run for 21 days. b.) Symptoms include: fever, chills, headache, myalgia, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, sore throat, chest pain and impaired blood coagulation.

IV. Acquisition/Diagnosis A. Transmission a.) Transmission involves close personal contact between an infected individual or their body fluids and another person. b.) Can get it through hospital transmission with contact of medical equipment that is contaminated with fluids. c.) Victims begin to have severe headaches, which means they have acquired the infection. d.) Filoviruses are not airborne. B. Outbreaks of virus a.) Most outbreaks of virus start when virus is transmitted from an animal to human.

V. Treatment A. Incurable a.) There is no treatment for this disease. b.) Treatment aims to reduce the impact of the infection by replacing lost blood and fluids. c.) Medication prevents complications.

VI. Mortality Rate A. Survival a.) Person usually dies after 20 days of being diagnosed.

VII. Outbreaks/Prevention A. Marburg & Ebola viruses a.) Isolation of patients, use of protective clothing and disinfection procedures can interrupt the further transmission, to end the outbreak. B. VHF isolation a.) Currently the centerpiece of Filovirus control.

REFERENCES:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Filoviruses .” //CDC Special Pathogens Branch //. N.p., 23 Aug. 2004. Web. 11 Mar. 2010. . Falkner, C. “Symptoms of Filoviridae.” //Filovirus Website //. C. Falkner, 2009. Web. 12 Mar. 2010. .