https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/5flamingpotatoes Made with whimsy en-us 2018-11-05 03:24:16 UTC 2025-11-19 16:20:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecoffee.png https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/5flamingpotatoes/wish/301302154 Ebola virus disease is a rare and deadly disease most commonly affecting humans. It is usually transmitted by bats. The scientific name of Ebola is called Zaire Ebolavirus. It has an incredible power to overtake its own host, Humans. The virus may be life-threatening but it is also not commonly found. It is most widely spread and appears in West Africa specifically in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The Ebola virus causes fever, body aches, loose motions,  hemorrhaging, internal and external bleeding in and out of the body. The shape of the Ebola cell is a worm-like structure.                                                                           ]]> 2018-11-07 01:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/5flamingpotatoes/wish/301302154 https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/5flamingpotatoes/wish/301308087  In West Africa, distinctively in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, a whopping amount of 28,616 cases of EVD thus 11,310 deaths were reported. There were an additional 36 cases and 15 deaths that had occurred when the epidemic spread out of these three countries. Not just only the inhabitants in West Africa but animals such as monkeys were also prone to Ebola. The population dropped drastically and it was nearly the end for these three countries.The outbreak of Ebola virus had a magnificent impact on West Africa.]]> 2018-11-07 02:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/5flamingpotatoes/wish/301308087 https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/5flamingpotatoes/wish/301308612 As the Ebola virus enters the body, it attacks and kills the red blood cells, preventing the white blood cells from fighting against the Ebola cells and some even self-destruct.The immune system gets immensely affected, causing severe bleeding inside the body and destroying almost every organ. Therefore,the infected person has a critically low chance of survival unless medical attention is given immediately.]]> 2018-11-07 02:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/5flamingpotatoes/wish/301308612 https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/5flamingpotatoes/wish/301434658 Doctors manage the infected person by providing fluids and body salts into the veins and offering oxygen therapy to maintain one's oxygen level. Doctors also apply medicine on a person to support one's blood pressure, reducing vomiting and loose motions and rehabilitate fever and pain.]]> 2018-11-07 12:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/5flamingpotatoes/wish/301434658 https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/5flamingpotatoes/wish/301458979 Although the Ebola outbreak has not had any impact on Singapore yet, we must make it as a crucial reminder in our daily lives that we must never take our health for granted in any circumstances. Always remember to take good care of ourselves by having a healthy lifestyle. Every second is precious, and always cherish our health! Ebola is deathly but if we do our part, we can prevent it from spreading. As the saying goes: Health Is Wealth!  The Ebola Files: Given the current Ebola outbreak, unprecedented in terms of number of people killed and rapid geographic spread.]]> 2018-11-07 13:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/6Integrity2019/5flamingpotatoes/wish/301458979