Emily Royce
Global Issues
Mr. Anton
2 October 2014
What's New Ebola? The CDC says.
This week in the world of Ebola an man moving from Liberia to the United States, Texas specifically, was diagnosed with this deadly virus. My first reaction to this was silence, granted nobody was there to talk to, but out of the 3300 deaths and around 7200 cases the virus is contagious and not everyone is able have Ebola and live to tell the tail. The good news from the update given by the CDC on September 30th is that the patient traveling from Liberia is isolated. The bad news is that the man came in contact with other people on his trip, the known people who came in contact with the man are being monitored but you never know who he might of came in contact with. The Ebola outbreak is a scary thought and it hitting so close to home is a helpful reminder that this disease is still out there and no one should forget that. This diagnoses of this case is being monitored and I will “update you as soon as possible”.
Now we all know about the Outbreak of Ebola or we all should after the diagnoses on Tuesday. The CDC said so and confirmed it. So, what gives them the right and ability to do such a thing? How do we know we can trust the information they are giving us. The answer is quite simply indicated in the name; Center of Disease control. The name goes along with the name as well and is a similar system to the World Health Organization but a little more specific to the subject of disease. The Quality of joining of nations to help the ones in need with Ebola is not a common characteristic of the CDC. This is because it is an American run System which controls disease studies within the country and encourages other countries to do the same; unlike the World Health Organization where people meet in headquarters to discuss global health issues and patterns CDC is somewhat of a first response within the home first (America) and the out depending on what the president thinks. The decisions to send some workers of the CDC over to the West African sites for medical attention are to provide training to help the isolation of the virus and to teach the countries what it is all about. This is a common quality the CDC has with global organizations such as who because of their willingness to help and provide assistance to those in need.
In the case of Ebola and information received by the CDC it is okay and encouraged to trust and give them our attention so they can explain the Ebola virus. The CDC is not a global organization like the World Health Organization but it is helping people in Africa and the United States understand what is going on. With their materials, experiments, and ideas, they are learning new things every day and are a reliable source of information. The CDC is useful in this needy time and is what the United States has decided to give as support and guidance through these rough times.
Sources:
“2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa” Centers for disease control prevention. Centers for Disease Control prevention, 01 Oct 2014. Web, 02 Oct 2014.
Global Issues
Mr. Anton
2 October 2014
What's New Ebola? The CDC says.
This week in the world of Ebola an man moving from Liberia to the United States, Texas specifically, was diagnosed with this deadly virus. My first reaction to this was silence, granted nobody was there to talk to, but out of the 3300 deaths and around 7200 cases the virus is contagious and not everyone is able have Ebola and live to tell the tail. The good news from the update given by the CDC on September 30th is that the patient traveling from Liberia is isolated. The bad news is that the man came in contact with other people on his trip, the known people who came in contact with the man are being monitored but you never know who he might of came in contact with. The Ebola outbreak is a scary thought and it hitting so close to home is a helpful reminder that this disease is still out there and no one should forget that. This diagnoses of this case is being monitored and I will “update you as soon as possible”.
Now we all know about the Outbreak of Ebola or we all should after the diagnoses on Tuesday. The CDC said so and confirmed it. So, what gives them the right and ability to do such a thing? How do we know we can trust the information they are giving us. The answer is quite simply indicated in the name; Center of Disease control. The name goes along with the name as well and is a similar system to the World Health Organization but a little more specific to the subject of disease. The Quality of joining of nations to help the ones in need with Ebola is not a common characteristic of the CDC. This is because it is an American run System which controls disease studies within the country and encourages other countries to do the same; unlike the World Health Organization where people meet in headquarters to discuss global health issues and patterns CDC is somewhat of a first response within the home first (America) and the out depending on what the president thinks. The decisions to send some workers of the CDC over to the West African sites for medical attention are to provide training to help the isolation of the virus and to teach the countries what it is all about. This is a common quality the CDC has with global organizations such as who because of their willingness to help and provide assistance to those in need.
In the case of Ebola and information received by the CDC it is okay and encouraged to trust and give them our attention so they can explain the Ebola virus. The CDC is not a global organization like the World Health Organization but it is helping people in Africa and the United States understand what is going on. With their materials, experiments, and ideas, they are learning new things every day and are a reliable source of information. The CDC is useful in this needy time and is what the United States has decided to give as support and guidance through these rough times.
Sources:
“2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa” Centers for disease control prevention. Centers for Disease Control prevention, 01 Oct 2014. Web, 02 Oct 2014.