We explain the virus and the effect on students in Melbourne. Some of the students studying in Melbourne are from Africa
This is a deadly virus which originated in West Africa. It started in April 2014 and already people are panicking about this in Australia with the Age having a lot of reports on this. Their latest one is about a New York doctor who tested positive for Ebola. The WHO organization declared it as an International health emergency.
Ebola is spread by close contact to urine, blood, saliva and sweat. It is not an airborne disease.
The symptoms of this are fever, death, tiredness, weakness etc. About 90% of people died from this disease
Most of the flights to West Africa have been cancelled due to this disease. But students in Melbourne are worried for their families. Already 4000 people have died from this.
If you or someone catches it you must isolate yourself and receive treatment.
What about some of the students in Melbourne?
Some of the students studying in Melbourne feel like they want to do a lot to help their families back home but can't. They wished that the Australian government could send a medical team over to West Africa, seeing as Australia has the best medical care system.
Actually though the Government has sent a few people over but due to Africa's reluctance to educate their people there is nothing that they can do. In fact some of the hospitals over there had to turn away some patients due to a shortage.
Some of them are in tears when it is close to exam time. But what are universities doing to calm their fears and tears? Is there some sort of way that students can receive special consideration due to the trauma?
We hope that Ebola does not come to Australia nor more people die from this very deadly disease. We hope that a cure is found soon.
This is a deadly virus which originated in West Africa. It started in April 2014 and already people are panicking about this in Australia with the Age having a lot of reports on this. Their latest one is about a New York doctor who tested positive for Ebola. The WHO organization declared it as an International health emergency.
Ebola is spread by close contact to urine, blood, saliva and sweat. It is not an airborne disease.
The symptoms of this are fever, death, tiredness, weakness etc. About 90% of people died from this disease
Most of the flights to West Africa have been cancelled due to this disease. But students in Melbourne are worried for their families. Already 4000 people have died from this.
If you or someone catches it you must isolate yourself and receive treatment.
What about some of the students in Melbourne?
Some of the students studying in Melbourne feel like they want to do a lot to help their families back home but can't. They wished that the Australian government could send a medical team over to West Africa, seeing as Australia has the best medical care system.
Actually though the Government has sent a few people over but due to Africa's reluctance to educate their people there is nothing that they can do. In fact some of the hospitals over there had to turn away some patients due to a shortage.
Some of them are in tears when it is close to exam time. But what are universities doing to calm their fears and tears? Is there some sort of way that students can receive special consideration due to the trauma?
We hope that Ebola does not come to Australia nor more people die from this very deadly disease. We hope that a cure is found soon.
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