One of the major current concerns in the world is the Ebola epidemic. Ebola is an infectious disease that results from the Ebola virus and can cause death if the patient is not treated. However, the disease can be managed with patient treatment. Ebola is a disease that is a major concern in the Sub-Saharan African Kingdom and the North American Kingdom, but is beginning to be sufficiently addressed in the North American Kingdom. Ebola began its first epidemic in West Africa. According to the World Health Organization (2014) “Ebola first occurred in 1976 with 2 simultaneous epidemics, one in Nzara, Sudan…, Yambuku, Democratic Republic of the Congo… [and the last ] last occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name." The disease has also started to spread to countries like Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia (which are West African countries). The United States of America had its first case of Ebola on September 30, 2014, when a man returning from Liberia was diagnosed with the disease. with the disease in Dallas Texas (CDC 2014). The man showed no symptoms until he reached the United States. He died on October 8. Two other cases occurred in Dallas; The two health workers who treated the first American Ebola patient have tested positive for the disease. The last recent case of Ebola in the United States occurred in New York City; a health worker who returned from Guinea had tested positive. According to the World Health Organization, the reason there are many Ebola epidemics in West Africa is because they have “very weak health systems, lacking human and infrastructure resources, having only recently emerged from long periods of conflict and instability ”. A buzz......middle of paper......year 2014)”. The Ebola outbreak helps remind the United States that other nations are there to work with them and unite to prevent a rapidly growing disease. The CDC collaborates with programs in other nations, such as the Global Disease Detection Centers and the Field Epidemiology Training Program, that work to stop the Ebola virus. Information systems will become stronger, more partnerships dedicated to stopping epidemics will be formed, and laboratory safety will also increase. The author of the paper cannot agree more with this. Overall, the United States is doing its part to stop the Ebola virus. West Africa is getting better at tackling the virus and, with our help, has a chance of eliminating it. Technology is improving, patient care is growing, and the world is becoming more aware of the situation. The Ebola virus will be eradicated and defeated.