Preventing and Epidemic

Africa has warm ocean beaches, beautiful sunsets, exotic scenery, exciting new cultures, and oh yeah, two of the most deadly hemmorrhagic viruses known to man. With this overlay it can be hard to realize that this mysterious place can be so deadly. Now that people are moving into areas that once were not inhabited, new diseases are being uncovered. Those diseases that have a devastating effect upon society today. The only way we can be prepared for epidemics is knowledge. There is much to about to learn about these diseases. By exploring the similarities and differences of Ebola, and Marburg fever, we have gained knowledge, and knowledge is power in this war against disease.
The spreading of a disease such as Ebola or Marburg is a characteristic unique to that disease. Ebola is unique, because not much is known about how its spread. …