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EBOLA

A TEACHING PROJECT BY CATHRYN REID, MADELINE SHERMAN,


CHRISTI QUINN, AND SVETLANA KUKSGAUZEN
NOVEMBER 18, 2015

ABOUT EBOLA
HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
WHERE IT CAME FROM

HOW IT SPREADS
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO


IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE IT
UPDATE
KEY POINTS

EBOLA
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
EARLY SYMPTOMS
FEVER
SWEATING
FATIGUE
WEAKNESS

LATER SYMPTOMS
DIARRHEA
ABDOMINAL PAIN
VOMITING
BLEEDING
(INTERNAL/EXTERNAL)
HEMORRHAGIC RASH

EBOLA: PREVENTION

UPSTATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

IS ONE OF THE FACILITIES DESIGNATED TO TREAT EBOLA


PATIENTS

EBOLA:

CONTROL OF THE DISEASE

ISOLATION
IS RECOMMENDED FOR EBOLA INFECTED PATIENTS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD
OF THE DISEASE

PROTECTIVE CLOTHES:
GOWNS, GLOVES, MASKS AND BOOTS FOR DOCTORS AND NURSES

PROTECTIVE GEAR

EBOLA
KEY POINTS
A PERSON INFECTED WITH EBOLA IS NOT CONTAGIOUS UNTIL SYMPTOMS BEGIN

EBOLA IS SPREAD THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT WITH BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS
PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST EBOLA USING PROPER HANDWASHING
TECHNIQUES
AFTER YOU RETURN FROM YOUR TRIP, CONTINUE TO CHECK SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS FOR 21 DAYS
IF YOU GET SICK WITH A FEVER OR OTHER EBOLA SYMPTOMS SEEK MEDICAL
CARE IMMEDIATELY

DR. SPENCERS EYES BEFORE AND


AFTER EBOLA

BEWARE OF EBOLA
SUPPLEMENTS!
A NEW YORK BUSINESSMAN IS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO
CAPITALIZE ON THE EBOLA SCARE ... AND HE'S MAKING A FORTUNE.
TODD SPINELLI DEVELOPED A DIETARY SUPPLEMENT IN THE FORM OF
A WAFER. HE SAYS THE SUPPLEMENT PREVENTS HEALTHY CELLS FROM
BREAKING DOWN, WHICH KEEPS THEM IN THE BODY LONGER THAN
NORMAL. SPINELLI CLAIMS AS A RESULT ... THE WAFER CAN HELP
BOOST THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO PROTECT IT FROM CONTRACTING
DISEASES, INCLUDING EBOLA.
SPINELLI SAYS HE TRADEMARKED THE PRODUCT -- CALLED EBOLA-C -AND WENT TO MARKET ON OCTOBER 1. IT IS NOT FDA APPROVED, BUT
HE SAYS THERE IS A DOCTOR ON STAFF WHO GIVES IT THE A-OKAY.
SPINELLI CLAIMS HE'S SELLING UP TO 14,000 A DAY AT $34.95.
AS FOR WHAT'S IN EBOLA-C ... THE C SHOULD GIVE IT AWAY, BECAUSE
EACH SERVING DELIVERS 554% OF THE RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE
OF VITAMIN C.
IT IS UNCLEAR TO US IF THERE'S ANY SIMILARITY TO FLINTSTONES
CHEWABLES.

SOURCES
BLACKLEY, D. J., K. A., KATEH, F., BROYLES, L. N., WESTERCAMP, M., NEATHERLIN, J.
C., & NYENSWAH, T. (2015). RAPID INTERVENTION TO REDUCE EBOLA
TRANSMISSION IN A REMOTE VILLAGE
GBARPOLU COUNTY, LIBERIA, 2014.
MMWR: MORBIDITY & MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT, 64(7), 175-178 4P.
KUTSCHER, B., ROBEZNIEKS, A., & RUBENFIRE, A. (2014). CDC AND HOSPITALS HIT
RESET ON EBOLA
PREPAREDNESS. MODERN HEALTHCARE, 44(42), 0008-0008 1P.
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. (2015). RETRIEVED FROM
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/VNF/EBOLA
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