Ebola Outbreak In West Africa

 

The topic of my article is the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

I found this article on a website called Global Issues.

The latest Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has been described by the world health organization (WHO) who  as the largest, most severe and most complex outbreak in the history of the disease. The epidemic began at the end of 2013, in Guinea. From there it spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal. Many of the affected countries face enormous challenges in stopping its spread and providing care for all patients.

I feel that we (U.S) need to take a stand and try and disinfect the virus and try to help stop it. If this viris gets to bad it could spread like wildfire in the U.S. This event effects me if a person from West Africa visits the U.S and passes it on to somebody here it could spread to everyone and eventually me. Thousands of people have died and many are at risk as the fatality rate from this virus is very high. As the crisis worsens, as well as the enormous health challenges involved, the social and economic consequences may be carried over to the U.S.

This virus has impacted the world by killing thousands of people. Many other people are at risk from this virus, especially if it spreads  to the U.S.       Social and economic consequences may set these countries back, reversing some gains these countries have made over the years. Hopefully this virus doesn’t spread to the U.S. because if it does,many people will be at risk. If this virus spreads like wildfire, America could be in a major setback.