Day 2 in the news room.

The Ebola Virus.

The second topic I decided to write about is that of a Virus plaguing west Africa since February, killing over 900 at this point ( as I'm writing ) It is a deadly virus which has a 90 percent fatality rate. It is not an air-born virus, it can only be transferred from bodily fluids.

 

Effects of The Virus and Why it's so Dangerous.

A virus is a parasite, it needs a healthy host to survive (cells), it feeds on the host until it no longer needs it, killing it in the process.

• The Ebola Genome prevents dendritic cells from sending messages to trigger the immune system.
• It attaches glycoprotein to receptors on cell surfaces, which allows it to transfer itself into the cell and be transported to more cells, feeding on them.
• Without the dendritic cells acting accordingly the body cannot create antigens to kill the virus.
• The immune system continues to release large amounts of cytokines ( for cell signalling ) which causes cell inflamation, triggering the body to send more immune cells to do the same thing, in a constant loop, unknowingly causing problems in the body.
• Infected cells then detach from blood vessels, causing extreme, wide spread,  haemorrhaging throughout the body. ( Example Left )
• This causes kidney and liver failure.

The virus is still not fully understood, it's known origin is that of the fruit bat.

Kate Conquers 3 Tins for Charity, side by side with the deadly outbreak.
Europe fears deadly virus, Kate fears she won't make it in heels, don't worry though, she made it! Thank god!