A new and radically different approach is needed to deal with infections on a global basis, an expert says. “What often seems like an abstract notion becomes very concrete when a deadly virus previously contained in Western Africa infects people on American soil,” said Wondwossen Gebreyes, professor of veterinary preventive medicine at The Ohio State… Continue reading An Improved Approach to Global Health
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An Ebola Vaccine – Without a Needle?
A single-dose Ebola vaccine, given without a needle, has protected primates against infection for at least 21 weeks, according to a new study. The vaccination was given to macaques, a kind of Asian monkey, through their nose and lungs. The study was reported in the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics. The researchers noted that the current Ebola… Continue reading An Ebola Vaccine – Without a Needle?
How a Local Disease Becomes a Global Epidemic
Researchers tracking the global path of illnesses such as Ebola say that the frequency of long distance travel, not a high concentration of sufferers in one area, is a crucial factor in changing an outbreak into a worldwide epidemic. The biophysicists, from the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University, found that if fewer people… Continue reading How a Local Disease Becomes a Global Epidemic
Should You Worry About Ebola Virus?
The Ebola virus made its first appearance in 1976. If you fast-forward 38 years, March 2014 was the start of the current Ebola outbreak. More than 1,700 cases of infection have resulted in more than 1,000 deaths. Clearly, the Ebola virus is a deadly epidemic, creating panic in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria.… Continue reading Should You Worry About Ebola Virus?
Ebola and the Need for New Personal Protective Equipment
Editor’s note: This article was published online October 28th 2014 in the Journal of the American Medical Association and offered free to the public. We repost it here on ThirdAge in the interest of providing reasoned and scientific information in the wake of the Ebola fears that have gripped the country and the world. By… Continue reading Ebola and the Need for New Personal Protective Equipment
CDC: The Facts About Ebola
Editor’s note: Americans have become increasingly concerned about the possibility of an outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in this country following the death of Thomas Eric Duncan on October 8th 2014 in Dallas and the CDC confirmation on October 12th that a nurse who had cared for Duncan has tested positive for the deadly disease.… Continue reading CDC: The Facts About Ebola
An Effective Treatment for Ebola
A leading Ebola researcher from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has gone on record stating that a blend of three monoclonal antibodies can completely protect monkeys against a lethal dose of Ebola virus up to five days after infection, at a time when the disease is severe.