COMMUNITY OUTBREAK TASK 2 1
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Task 2
Western Governors University
The Ebola virus disease originated in 1976 Democratic Republic of Congo. This rare but
deadly disease can be spread by humans and non-human primates. The illness is often deadly in
humans. Scientist believe bats are mostly likely the source of the spread of Ebola virus.
September 30, 2014, the WHO was informed of the first confirmed case of Ebola Virus
Disease in the United States on (History of Ebola Virus Disease, 2018). It was discovered that
the infected person had recently traveled to West Africa. He developed symptoms of Ebola four
days after arriving in the United States. He did not have symptoms when left West Africa. On
September 26, 2014 the patient went to the hospital and was placed into isolation. There were
thirty-six cases and fifteen deaths that spread outside of these three countries (2014-2016 Ebola
Outbreak in West Africa, 2019). From the United States seven people were infected with the
virus while they visited West Africa. The majority were medical workers and the others were
volunteers. They were transferred from West Africa to hospitals in the United States. Six of these
patients recovered and one died (2014-2016 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa, 2019). There were
also 28,616 cases of Ebola and 11,310 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone (2014-2016
Ebola Outbreak in West Africa, 2019) .
