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1. Scientists to Investigate Reports of Ebola Outbreak in Sudan October 10, 2009 The government of southern Sudan and international scientists say they are trying to reach a remote village to investigate reports of a possible Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization's Global Alert and Response Department in Geneva says it began receiving reports of an outbreak of viral hemmorhagic fever late last month in the village of Kitkit in the under-developed Western Bahr al-Ghazal region of South Sudan. Villagers in the area say four people have died from the mysterious illness. The Global Alert and Response Department's leading Ebola scientist, Dr. Pierre Formenty, tells VOA ... (read more)

2. Scientists to Investigate Reports of Ebola Outbreak in South Sudan October 09, 2009 The government of South Sudan and international scientists say they are trying to reach a remote village in the under-developed Western Bahr al-Ghazal region to investigate reports of a possible Ebola outbreak.  There are reports at least four people have died and several others are showing symptoms of some type of viral hemmorhagic fever. According to the World Health Organization's Global Alert and Response Department in Geneva, the department began receiving reports of an outbreak of viral hemmorhagic fever in South Sudan late last month.At the time, the State Ministry of Health sa... (read more)

3. Help slow the epidemic! April 30, 2009 Have you seen the flick "Out Break" starring Dustin Hoffman? I will never forget a scene shot from inside the cinema complex, where with some special effects you could see the microscopic germs being sucked in from the crowd of coughing movie goers, contracting the deadly Ebola virus. Since then I have not felt quite so comfortable with someone coughing near, or, on me. Slow the spread and reduce the risk to others by washing your hands before you eat or drink, by carrying a spare handkerchief in case you notice someone in need of one, which happens to be a very polite way of getting some... (read more) Author: Andrew Grey

4. Ebay History May 29, 2008 eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) manages an online auction and shopping website, where people buy and sell goods and services worldwide. Origins and early history Founded in San Jose on September 4, 1995 by computer programmer Pierre Omidyar as Auctionweb, part of a larger personal site that included, among other things, Omidyar's own tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Ebola virus. The first item ever sold on eBay was Omidyar's broken laser pointer for $13.83. Astonished, he contacted the winning bidder and asked if he understood that the laser pointer was broken. In his responding email, the b... (read more) Author: Jasbir Kaur

5. Do You Want To Buy Or Sell Music Gear On Ebay May 29, 2008 The online auction tycoon Ebay began on September 3rd, 1995 in San Jose, California by Pierre Omidyar. The computer programmer launched the website under the name AuctionWeb, a personal website belonging to Omidyar containing various other topics of interest, such as his sarcastic tribute to the ebola virus. In 1996, eBay hired its' first employee, Chris Agapao, and their first president, Jeffrey Skoll. Less than a year later, the company officially changed their name to eBay, disassociating itself with AuctionWeb. Originating from Echo Bay Technologies, Omidyar's consulting firm, Pierre found... (read more) Author: Shailesh Singh

6. Ugandan Ebola Outbreak Claims 22 Lives, Including Health Workers December 06, 2007 Ugandan health officials say an outbreak of Ebola has now killed at least 22 people, including four health workers who were treating Ebola patients. The country's Ministry of Health Thursday, reported a total of 93 suspected Ebola cases, all in the western Bundibugyo district. The outbreak began in late August but was not confirmed to be Ebola until last week. News agency reports say staffers at Bundibugyo hospital did not wear protective clothing during the early stages of the outbreak.  Officials say the workers have now been issued the proper gear. International health officials have ... (read more)

7. New Ebola Strain Blamed for Killing 16 in Uganda November 30, 2007 Health officials in Uganda say they have identified a strain of the deadly Ebola virus as the likely killer of at least 16 people in the west of the country since late August. But as VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, officials are baffled and worried by what they believe is a new strain of the hemorrhagic fever. The director general of Uganda's health services, Dr. Sam Zaramba, tells VOA that scientists in South Africa and the United States conducted numerous laboratory tests to determine the cause of the deaths across 14 villages in the western dist... (read more)

8. Viral Marketing techniques: How to Rake in Huge Amounts of Cash Creating a Viral Mechanism. Part 1 October 03, 2007 Ever heard of the virus whether in man or on the computer? The most popular one we all know is the HIV virus which is a very potent virus that can wipe away a 6 ft 5” man in just 6 months if he isn’t using his drugs. While this seems to be pretty fast, imagine the Ebola virus. If one catches it, he’s dead in just one week; at the most two weeks and you know the thing about Ebola is that it’s incurable. Why does the virus have such ability to wipe away a whole populace within just a few days, it is because of its ability to proliferate rapidly and spread faster than even wildfire. What d... (read more) Author: Aurelius Tjin

9. DRC Officials Confirms Seven New Ebola Cases September 28, 2007 Democratic Republic of Congo health officials say doctors have confirmed seven new cases of the deadly Ebola virus, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 24. Government officials said Friday that mobile laboratories confirmed the latest cases in Kampunga, an area of West Kasai province considered the epicenter of the outbreak. A total of six people have died of the virus so far. WHO officials have said about 400 people have fallen ill in the central DRC from illnesses suspected to be Ebola, typhoid or shigella - a diarrhea-like disease. The U.N. agency says these addi... (read more)

10. Medics Struggle to Limit DRC Ebola Outbreak September 21, 2007 A suspected Ebola death has been reported in another province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fears that the virus may be spreading. But the World Health Organization says that with new mobile laboratories in the country and an effective awareness campaign taking place, isolating Ebola cases should now become easier. Selah Hennessy reports from the VOA West and Central Africa bureau in Dakar. Doctors are currently testing samples from a suspected Ebola victim in East Kasai, a province that neighbors West Kasai, where all previous cases had been identified. In the past week, a nu... (read more)

11. UN Health Agency Finds Typhoid in Congo Amid Ebola Outbreak September 20, 2007 The World Health Organization says it has found typhoid in an area of the Democratic Republic of Congo where health experts are working to fight an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. Last week, DRC officials ordered a quarantine in central Kasai Occidental province, after the U.N. health agency said five people there tested positive for the Ebola virus. Now, WHO officials say they have discovered five cases of typhoid in the same area. WHO spokesman, Greg Hartl tells Reuters news agency that one of the typhoid cases also tested positive for Ebola. Angola Thursday temporarily closed its borde... (read more)

12. Ebola Outbreak Confirmed in DRC September 11, 2007 Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed another outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus. Samples taken from a southern province, where authorities have reported more than 100 deaths in the past four months, have tested positive to the disease. Selah Hennessy reports from the VOA West and Central Africa bureau in Dakar. World Health Organization spokesman Gregory Hartl says five samples taken from the Kasai Occidental Province have tested positive to the Ebola Virus. He says the situation needs to be taken extremely seriously. "Ebola grabs the headlines because it is so c... (read more)

13. Scientists Begin Expedition to Trace Source of Uganda Marburg Outbreak August 09, 2007 Scientists have arrived in Uganda's capital Kampala to prepare for an investigation into tracking the source of the latest outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in western Uganda. Arjun Kohli has more on the story from our bureau in Nairobi. The international group of investigative scientists will enter a remote cave in western Uganda on Monday. The cave is reported to house around five million bats, some of which may be housing the deadly Marburg virus, which comes from the same family as Ebola. The group hopes to capture at least a thousand bats which they will test in a nearby makeshift lab... (read more)

14. WHO Warns of Global Threats on World Health Day April 07, 2007 The World Health Organization is urging greater cooperation among nations to tackle the growing number of cross-border threats to public health. To mark World Health Day Saturday, the WHO issued a report that warns of emerging international threats to health security. The report says infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDs, Ebola, the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in Asia, and human cases of the H5N1 bird flu have emerged in unprecedented numbers. The WHO says natural disasters, environmental change, bioterrorism and chemical spills also pose major challenges. WHO Director-... (read more)

15. Why Credit Reports Are Relevant To Owner Financing & How To Proceed February 26, 2007 Most people don't jump with excitement when the hideous task of obtaining a credit report arises. Regardless of who it's for, it's just not a fun activity. Some even avoid it like the Ebola virus. But when one is considering owner financing as an incentive to attract more buyers, they may very well dig their own financial grave if such a crucial necessity is overlooked. First of all, let's put this common fear at ease for anyone who is conservative or non-confrontational in such business matters as selling their home. You, as a homeowner advertising their home, have a legal right to inves... (read more) Author: Nate Hananger

16. Understanding Your Immune System July 20, 2006 Understanding how your immune system works is the chief cornerstone of maintaining vibrant natural health. One only has to study the devastating effects HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) upon the body to realize what happens when our bodies lose our immunity shield. To say that the victims of AIDS become prey for every pathogen that walks by is an understatement. In my opinion HIV is far worse than the Ebola virus…. at least Ebola kills quickly… Your immune system is a “system”, hence it has components, or parts. What are the Parts that form your immune system? 1. Your ski... (read more) Author: Mary Carlson

17. Public Health Officials Prepare for Bioterrorism August 30, 2005 Natural epidemics like the Ebola virus or SARS have the power to terrify, but even more chilling is the idea of disease used as a weapon.  An attack of anthrax through the U.S. postal system in 2001 put the United States on high alert to the problem of biological terrorism. The use of deadly germs to terrorize is not new. Medieval armies catapulted rotting corpses over castle walls. European explorers gave the blankets of smallpox patients as peace offerings to tribes of native Americans. Disease remains a weapon in the 21st century. The anthrax powder distributed through the U.S. mail f... (read more)

18. Ebola, Marburg Viruses Continue to Elude Medical Breakthrough August 30, 2005 The Ebola and Marburg viruses have been known to modern science for less than four decades. In that time, they have killed about 2,000 people in total. Yet the merest mention of an outbreak evokes fear and dread, due to the deadly nature and rapid spread of these similar diseases. The Marburg and Ebola viruses were identified in 1967 and 1976 respectively. Both are filoviruses - so named because of their filament-like structure. They are symptomatically almost identical, causing fever, headaches, impaired liver and kidney function, and ultimately, both internal and external bleeding. The Wo... (read more)

19. Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Claims Over 200 Lives in Angola April 14, 2005 Fatalities continue to rise in the outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever in Uige Provence in Angola.  So far, the virus has claimed more than 200 lives. The World Health Organization calls it the worst outbreak of Marburg ever recorded.  The virus has killed 90 percent of those infected. Marburg and Ebola are from the same family of viruses.  There is no known cure and early treatment provides the best chance of recovery. At the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Dr. Anthony Fauci is one of the world's leading authorities on infectious diseases. He says the Marburg virus is ... (read more) Author: Carol Pearson

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