BREAKING NEWS--- HEALTH WORKERS ALLERT------- WHAT PNG HEALTH WORK FORCE NEED TO KNOW/DO NOW ???? TRAINING??? RISKY FOR HEALTH WORK FORCE, DRS NURSES,CHW,SUPPORT STAFF DOCTOR DIES FROM EBOLA IN SIERRA LEONE***** EBOLA DEATH TOL IS NOW13,000 PLUS Another doctor in Sierra Leone has died of Ebola — the fifth local doctor in the West African nation to die of the disease, authorities said Monday. Dr. Godfrey George, medical superintendent of Kambia Government Hospital in northern Sierra Leone, died overnight in Freetown, authorities announced. It’s yet another example of how vulnerable health care professionals are to the virus, which is most easily transmitted when people are caring for very ill patients. Sierra Leone only had two doctors for every 100,000 people in 2010, compared to about 240 doctors per 100,000 people in the United States, according to the World Health Organization. Public health experts say it’s vital to get more doctors, nurses and technicians train to fight Ebola in West Africa, where WHO says more than 13,000 people have been infected and more than 5,000 have died from the virus. WHO says 523 health-care workers have been infected with Ebola in West Africa and 269 of them have died. Three doctors and two nurses treated in the United States have survived and a fourth U.S. doctor infected in Guinea, Dr. Craig Spencer, is being treated at Bellevue Hospital in New York. EBOLA TOL 13,000 INFECTED rs are among those most at risk of catching Ebola Continue reading the main story Ebola outbreak Are cases levelling off? Six surprising numbers WHO under fire Nigerias heroine The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the worlds deadliest to date and the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency as more than 3,850 people have died of the virus in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria this year. What is Ebola? Ebola is a viral illness of which the initial symptoms can include a sudden fever, intense weakness, muscle pain and a sore throat, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). And that is just the beginning: subsequent stages are vomiting, diarrhoea and - in some cases - both internal and external bleeding. The current outbreak is the deadliest since Ebola was discovered in 1976 The disease infects humans through close contact with infected animals, including chimpanzees, fruit bats and forest antelope. It then spreads between humans by direct contact with infected blood, bodily fluids or organs, or indirectly through contact with contaminated environments. Even funerals of Ebola victims can be a risk, if mourners have direct contact with the body of the deceased. How Ebola spreads The incubation period can last from two days to three weeks, and diagnosis is difficult. The human disease has so far been mostly limited to Africa, although one strain has cropped up in the Philippines. Healthcare workers are at risk if they treat patients without taking the right precautions to avoid infection. People are infectious as long as their blood and secretions contain the virus - in some cases, up to seven weeks after they recover. World Health Organization guidance on Ebola Ebola crisis: Five ways to avoid the deadly virus line Where does it strike? Ebola outbreaks occur primarily in remote villages in Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests, says the WHO. Woman dries bushmeat by the side of the road, Ivory Coast (29 March) Bushmeat - from animals such as bats, antelopes, porcupines and monkeys - is a prized delicacy in much of West Africa but can also be a source of Ebola It was first discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976 since when it has mostly affected countries further east, such as Uganda and Sudan. Ebola deaths since 1976 Nurse Kaci Hickox says she wont obey Maines Ebola quarantine: I won’t be bullied by politicians Eun Kyung KimTODAYOct. 29, 2014 at 7:43 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Nurse Kaci Hickox — who remains symptom-free after spending three days in a New Jersey isolation tent after flying home from Ebola-stricken West Africa — remains under quarantine at home in Maine, but for only another day, she tells TODAYs Matt Lauer. rs are among those most at risk of catching Ebola Continue reading the main story Ebola outbreak Are cases levelling off? Six surprising numbers WHO under fire Nigerias heroine The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the worlds deadliest to date and the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency as more than 3,850 people have died of the virus in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria this year. What is Ebola? Ebola is a viral illness of which the initial symptoms can include a sudden fever, intense weakness, muscle pain and a sore throat, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). And that is just the beginning: subsequent stages are vomiting, diarrhoea and - in some cases - both internal and external bleeding. The current outbreak is the deadliest since Ebola was discovered in 1976 The disease infects humans through close contact with infected animals, including chimpanzees, fruit bats and forest antelope. It then spreads between humans by direct contact with infected blood, bodily fluids or organs, or indirectly through contact with contaminated environments. Even funerals of Ebola victims can be a risk, if mourners have direct contact with the body of the deceased. How Ebola spreads The incubation period can last from two days to three weeks, and diagnosis is difficult. The human disease has so far been mostly limited to Africa, although one strain has cropped up in the Philippines. Healthcare workers are at risk if they treat patients without taking the right precautions to avoid infection. People are infectious as long as their blood and secretions contain the virus - in some cases, up to seven weeks after they recover. World Health Organization guidance on Ebola Ebola crisis: Five ways to avoid the deadly virus line Where does it strike? Ebola outbreaks occur primarily in remote villages in Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests, says the WHO. Woman dries bushmeat by the side of the road, Ivory Coast (29 March) Bushmeat - from animals such as bats, antelopes, porcupines and monkeys - is a prized delicacy in much of West Africa but can also be a source of Ebola It was first discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976 since when it has mostly affected countries further east, such as Uganda and Sudan. 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