Ebola's favorite protein is collagen; "it multiplies in collagen" (Preston 105). It dissolves it and all the connective tissue in the infected organism's body and the dissolved and sloughed tissue and organs are either expelled through the orifices of the body or they swell up the organism's body. Basically, you either bleed out or turn into a blood bag. Ebola's strategy for success is associated with the information presented previously. The crashing and bleeding is Ebola's way of making sure that it will spread and come into contact with other hosts, allowing it to infect new hosts and reproduce inside them. When the infected organism crashes and bleeds out, it goes into "a flurry of seizures as [it] dies" (Preston 108). In other words, the crashing and the bleeding cause the virus to exit; the seizures cause the blood and virus to be flicked all over the place, staining and infecting everything. Anyone near an organism who is crashing and bleeding, without the right protections/precautions, will undoubtedly get splattered with the infected blood, and will most likely become infected. Aside from the seizures, the vomiting is violent and messy. Monet, for example, threw up and splattered his infected blood all over the section where he died, including the doctor who was tending to him, who became infected but survived.
"A blood-to-blood contact" (Preston 101) or infected bodily fluids coming into contact with the host's orifices is the way through which Ebola infects its host. This is how Ebola is able to ensure its "survival" and odds of reproducing; even the tears of the host are infectious and considered level 4 bio hazards. It enters the blood stream, affecting the brain first, which is why usually the first symptom to present itself in the host. The Ebola virus is made out of seven obscure proteins which apparently "seem to target the immune system" (Preston 66). Some scientists compare this aspect of Ebola to HIV because the immune system fails and is unable to resist the attack.
In addition to Alejandra’s research, Ebola virus attacks the connective tissues which are multiplying in collagen and collagen holds the organs in place and the virus destroys and digests these tissues. This makes the collagen turn into mush and the underlayers of the skin die and liquefy . The skin begins to bubble up with white blisters mixed with red spots called maculopapular rash. This causes blood clots in the bloodstream which thickens the blood and makes the flow weak. Then these clots get stuck in the blood vessels, which is why red spots appear on the skin. The splashing of Ebola is its strategy for success. The more the blood is splashed the more people will get infected with the virus and then they will splash the blood everywhere infecting more people. So then everyone will have this virus. This way the virus gets to live on infecting new hosts everyday. What are the Ebola Virus Effects? | Enlighten Me. (2014, June 1). Retrieved April 19, 2015, from http://enlightenme.com/ebola-virus-effects/
Ebola's favorite protein is collagen; "it multiplies in collagen" (Preston 105). It dissolves it and all the connective tissue in the infected organism's body and the dissolved and sloughed tissue and organs are either expelled through the orifices of the body or they swell up the organism's body. Basically, you either bleed out or turn into a blood bag. Ebola's strategy for success is associated with the information presented previously. The crashing and bleeding is Ebola's way of making sure that it will spread and come into contact with other hosts, allowing it to infect new hosts and reproduce inside them. When the infected organism crashes and bleeds out, it goes into "a flurry of seizures as [it] dies" (Preston 108). In other words, the crashing and the bleeding cause the virus to exit; the seizures cause the blood and virus to be flicked all over the place, staining and infecting everything. Anyone near an organism who is crashing and bleeding, without the right protections/precautions, will undoubtedly get splattered with the infected blood, and will most likely become infected. Aside from the seizures, the vomiting is violent and messy. Monet, for example, threw up and splattered his infected blood all over the section where he died, including the doctor who was tending to him, who became infected but survived.
ReplyDeleteHi Alejandra, how does Ebola first enter the cell? Where does it go next?
ReplyDelete"A blood-to-blood contact" (Preston 101) or infected bodily fluids coming into contact with the host's orifices is the way through which Ebola infects its host. This is how Ebola is able to ensure its "survival" and odds of reproducing; even the tears of the host are infectious and considered level 4 bio hazards. It enters the blood stream, affecting the brain first, which is why usually the first symptom to present itself in the host. The Ebola virus is made out of seven obscure proteins which apparently "seem to target the immune system" (Preston 66). Some scientists compare this aspect of Ebola to HIV because the immune system fails and is unable to resist the attack.
DeleteHi Alejanda, I wanted to know how Ebola specifically ENTERS a cell itself, not the body or bloodstream.
DeleteIn addition to Alejandra’s research, Ebola virus attacks the connective tissues which are multiplying in collagen and collagen holds the organs in place and the virus destroys and digests these tissues. This makes the collagen turn into mush and the underlayers of the skin die and liquefy . The skin begins to bubble up with white blisters mixed with red spots called maculopapular rash. This causes blood clots in the bloodstream which thickens the blood and makes the flow weak. Then these clots get stuck in the blood vessels, which is why red spots appear on the skin. The splashing of Ebola is its strategy for success. The more the blood is splashed the more people will get infected with the virus and then they will splash the blood everywhere infecting more people. So then everyone will have this virus. This way the virus gets to live on infecting new hosts everyday.
ReplyDeleteWhat are the Ebola Virus Effects? | Enlighten Me. (2014, June 1). Retrieved April 19, 2015, from http://enlightenme.com/ebola-virus-effects/