Please read. This is not just another overhyped flu virus Great summary by Moody Moonie: People, LISTEN!! (Actually READ then SHARE) I dont mean to scare you, but you need to know about the #EBOLA OUTBREAK. This is the WORST and the DEADLIEST Ebola outbreak the world has known. 4 countries majorly affected: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leona, and Nigeria. The virus is transmitted through contact with an infected person, and it has been proven to be SPREAD BY AIR. (Thirty five countries are merely one flight away from an Ebola zone right now. The latest jump into Nigeria is particularly SERIOUS since the infected individual carried the virus by PLANE to Lagos, Nigeria, a city with a population of over 21 million.) Its incubation period lasts from 2 days to 3 weeks, so a person can spread it around and not know until they develop symptoms. People are infectious as long as their blood and secretions contain the virus. Symptoms start with sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. Followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, impaired kidney and liver functions, and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding. Ebola virus disease has a FATALITY RATE of 50 - 90%. THERE IS A BIG POSSIBILITY OF SPREAD OUT OF AFRICA. (Considering the fact that Ebola has a three week incubation period, can travel through the air, and has already hitchhiked onto an international flight, this is a very real possibility.) Up to date, there is NO SPECIFIC DRUG TREATMENT for Ebola. Patients will require intensive support and re-hydration. The key to beat Ebola is PREVENTION and control of the outbreak.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 17:48:31 +0000
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