Ebola isnt going to be the end of us: we can rise above it...So less than 24 hours after the sad news that Sheikh Umar Khan, the 39 year-old doctor from Sierra Leone who has been leading the fight against Ebola, had himself contracted the virus, we hear that its right here, At home In Lagos Obalende area, to be precise. Channels TV reported a few hours ago that a 40 year Liberian man being treated as a possible case of Ebola infection has died too. The hospital where the man was on admission has been cordoned off (as part of the quarantine done in any case of Ebola is detection). And the Lagos state government has made a press statement about it. Should you be scared? No, Not because Ebola isnt serious, but because fear doesnt work. We dont need fear. We dont need panic. We need to take action. The government has already started by making information available about this deadly virus to us. Its our responsibility now, yours and mine to Get informed. And then get the info out to everyone we care about. Here are possible signs of Ebola you need to know about: It typically starts with flu-like symptoms General feeling of being unwell (feeling somehow)increased body temperatures, ore throat and headache, joint weakness, muscle and chest pain. Basically, the person might feel like they have what most of us Nigerians usually think of as malaria symptoms. Like I said, these are the ones it typically starts with. Others include:Throat infection: sore throat, hiccups, feeling like youre out of breath. The nervous system can be affected: headaches, confusion fatigue, and even seizures and coma. Skin: rash, bleeding below the skin surface (haematomas—and when they are large). (This bleeding is not a good sign, by the way.)One more thing to note: the way Ebola spreads is by exposure to body fluids(blood, sweat, saliva, mucus, tears—and yes, semen and vaginal secretion). Just did my part as a Charity Ambassador to Nigeria. what about U? #mandee#
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:17:26 +0000
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