Speaker Bruce Aylward discusses the winning strategies in a terrifying war of Ebola. View the 19:15 minute video clip and on discussion board, share two major influential thoughts that resulted after viewing Aylward’s presentation. Then respond to a minimum of two of your classmates submissions. Discussion 3: Humanity vs. Ebola

Humanity Vs. Ebola

Ebola is a type of viral hemorrhagic fever that affects both humans and primates. The signs and symptoms of Ebola begin to manifest between two and twenty-one days after contracting the virus. The major symptoms of the disease include muscular pain, sore throat, fever, and severe headache. Ebola was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has since then infected people from time to time. This paper will discuss two influential thoughts about Ebola as seen in Bruce Aylward’s presentation.

One of the major influential thoughts about Ebola, as seen in Aylward’s presentation, is that it can be beaten. Aylward mentioned four things that are critical to stopping Ebola. Firstly, the communities need to understand the disease, how it is spread, and how to stop it. Secondly, it is critical to have systems in place to track every case, trace contacts of the case, and track the transmission chains to stop transmission. Thirdly, it is imperative to have specialized Ebola treatment centers. Lastly, it would be essential to ensure a safe and dignified burial process for those who succumb to the disease. It is interesting to note that the four strategies worked in Nigeria and Senegal, among other African countries.

Although Ebola can be beaten, there are two big threats. The first threat is complacency, whereas the curve begins to bend, the media and the world lose the focus and look elsewhere. The second threat is that when people have been working so hard and for so long, they become fatigued. This means that they slowly begin to abandon the mitigation measures already put in place to curb the Ebola virus. APA style