"This Ebola Diagram Shows What The Deadly Virus Really Looks Like And How It Works'
By: Macrina Cooper-White
Source: Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/19/ebola-diagram-virus-how-it-works_n_5921108.html?utm_hp_ref=science
The Ebola virus has become a common topic for conversation today. The widespread of the virus has raised awareness for people all over the world. Recently, the virus had entered America causing commotion. The danger virus has multiple symptoms. The symptoms which diagnose a human with Ebola are fever, weakness, throat inflammation, muscle aches, headache, and diarrhea. At first, doctors were completely clueless about this virus since they had never had the chance of treating it. It was completely new. Doctors did not know what caused it, or the viruses anatomy, or how one could be cured. Finally, the anatomy of the Ebola virus has been discovered.
The length of the Ebola virus particle itself is one hundred nanometers, compared to a human hair which is about 80,000 to 100,000 nanometers. The outermost layer of the particle is called the viral membrane. The viral membrane can be compared to a plastic bag. This membrane is made of proteins and fats called lipids which are stolen from the human host cells. On the viral membrane are little spiky proteins called glycoprotein. This protein attaches to the human cell and eventually makes its way inside it, taking over the cell. The next part of the Ebola particle is the layer consisting of nucleoproteins. The purpose of the nucleoproteins are to wrap the RNA into a helical shape. The last and innermost part of the Ebola particle is the viral RNA. The viral RNA contains the viruses genetic information. Ebola only has seven genes.
Angel this is a concise and explicit blog post. Your summary of this article makes me wonder about the numerous diseases in the world and ones that yet need to be discovered. Your explanation of the virus and its effects was detailed and clear. Although, I wish you included why this article is important to read, as I like reading the opinionated portion, but other than that, fantastic job, Angel!
ReplyDeleteAngel, I am pleased that you have decided to do your topic on Ebola. Ebola right now is an important topic in the news. Your explanations are precise and to the point. You have done a wonderful job explaining the general concept of Ebola. By reading your post I have a general idea of what Ebola is and the symptoms. Splendid Job!!
ReplyDeleteIt is frightening on how a tiny substance can cause a huge amount of pain and suffering. This article clearly provided the symptoms of Ebola. However, you could have probably mentioned how the Ebola virus spreads or where it originated from. In my opinion, you provided an understandable explanation on how the Ebola virus makes contact with the human cell and infects it.
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