No Longer a Foreign Disease

Ebola
Team 5
Communication 314
Advanced Presentational Speaking

World-Class Local Resource

Studying ebola
since 2001
Works directly with
CDC for creating
prevention and
treatment protocols
David Sanders, Purdue Associate
Professor of Biological Sciences

Origin of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

First seen in
Central Africa
Leading theory
suggests fruit
bats carry the
virus

Brief Overview
The origin of Ebola, how the disease is
transmitted
Symptoms commonly exhibited
Threats Ebola poses here at Purdue,
nationally, and globally
Efforts made to combat the spread of
infection

How Ebola Attacks and Spreads

Viral infection
Transmitted via
direct contact

Common Symptoms

Treatment

21 day incubation period

Developing
vaccines
Supportive carerehydration
Potential
treatments being
tested

Fever

Severe Headaches

Muscle Pain

Weakness

Diarrhea

Vomiting

Abdominal Pain

Hemorrhaging

Liver dysfunction

Kidney dysfunction

What Threats Does Ebola Pose?

The best predicted scenario:

11,000-27,000 cases through
January 20th

The worst case scenario:

estimated 537,000-1.4 million
cases through January 20th

Potential to go airborne

Threat to Purdue

Preventative Methods and Treatment

Travel
Direct Contact
Constant attention to the Media

5 major U.S. airports are screening for Ebola

Detailed travel history
Contact Tracing
Rapid revision of infectious disease
protocols

Combating the Spread of Infection

Ernest Koroma, President of

Sierra Leone

On the left, Liberian clinic workers

deliver water and food to patients at
an International Medical Corps
treatment center.

To the right, workers prepare for

entry into the suspected and
confirmed cases wards. Following
every sanitation protocol is
absolutely essential.

Assistance from the United States

United States
deployed over 4,000
troops and
missionaries to West
Africa
Aiding in
construction of 17
treatment centers

Dealing with Misconceptions

Local village mobs
threaten mission
workers
Family members
overpower clinic staff
and disobey quarantine
laws
Be wary of what the
media says

Preventative steps at Purdue

Rapid revision of infectious disease
protocols
Focus on isolation, not treatment

WHO: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/
CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/