Fellow Sierra Leoneans in response to the latest report of Ebola outbreak in Kailahun, I implore you to either take to the streets or spread information virally through all social media platforms about how said epidemic can be culled !!!!!! #containebolainsierraleone #ebolacrisissierraleone #sierraleone #ministryofhealthsierraleone #stopebolasierraleone #britishredcross #WHO #medecinsansfrontieres #londonschooloftropicalofhygieneandtropicalmedecine To the Ministry of Health Sierra Leone: My father, Dr Abdul Rahman Wurie retired Disease Prevention and Control Adviser for WHO is an expert in this field. I shall post reports on his approach to Lassa fever, Onchocerciasis etc. He is bored and will be more than happy to offer consultation. There are many more retired professionals like him that can offer informed medical guidance. Lets all unreservedly dominate our newsfeeds with useful information on containing Ebola!! There is power in social media! Lets create our own headlines! Here is a useful extract from The British Red Cross blog The Ebola virus causes a severe acute viral illness often characterized by the sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache, and diarrhoea and vomiting. The hallmark of the disease is profuse bleeding and can have a fatality rate of up to 90 per cent. It is a truly horrible condition. The challenge for aid agencies, health officials and the authorities is that they must CONTAIN the Ebola virus without the aid of any vaccines to prevent its spread or medicines to treat those infected. With no treatment or vaccine available, prevention is the most effective way to stop transmission ©IFRC/IdrissaSoumare To our advantage, we now know from other outbreaks that epidemics can be stopped. And the principle is always the same: you need to isolate suspected patients to prevent them from passing on the disease to people around them. The Ebola virus spreads through contact with blood and other bodily fluids, so its essential people don’t touch those infected or the bodies of the deceased.
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 11:22:16 +0000
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