#EBOLAUPDATE WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT EBOLA FEVER The first ebola outbreak of the disease occurred in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, followed in the same year by one in Sudan. Because the first outbreak occurred near the Ebola River in the DRC, the disease is named Ebola Fever and the agent which causes it Ebola Virus. Since 1976, this appears to be the first time, the fatal form of the disease has broken out in West Africa. Because the human traffic in the sub-region is high, the disease can easily spread. The disease is described as a haemorrhagic fever because occasionally, the fever is accompanied by external and internal bleeding. The first ebola case in Nigeria was through Liberian government employee Patrick Sawyer, who brought the virus to Lagos, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest city, on July 20. He died in hospital on July 25. Since then Nigeria recorded 14 case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), including the index. However, seven of the infected persons were successfully managed at the isolation ward in Lagos and have been discharged, while one still under quarantine and responding to treatment. Unfortunately, four including the index couldnt survive the virus. A doctor had died from Ebola in the southeastern oil city of Port Harcourt is the first case of the deadly virus outside the financial hub, Lagos. Health minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said the medic died on August 22 after treating a patient who had contact with a Liberian-American man, who brought the virus into Nigeria Following the report of this death by the doctor’s widow the next day, the case had been thoroughly investigated and laboratory analysis showed that this doctor died from EVD (Ebola Virus Disease) - 1. What Causes Ebola Fever? Ebola fever is caused by Ebola virus; there are five types of this virus but only three are incriminated in infections in Africa. The other two are found in South East Asia---the Philippines. 2. How Does Ebola Fever Spread? The disease affects animals and humans. It comes into the human population through contact with the blood, secretions, meat and other body fluids of infected animals. It can also happen when animals with the disease (dead or alive) are handled by human beings. These animals include chimpanzee, gorillas, monkeys, fruit bats and antelopes..... Read further..... truhealthonline/?p=4914
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 08:13:09 +0000
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