WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT EBOLA VIRUS * It is a central Africa disease that has traveled over countries in a living host to West Africa. * It belongs to the Hemorrhagic Fever family. * It is easily spread by physical contact and eating contaminated bush meat * Major host are seen in 5 species of Bats but monkeys and apes are easily infected and killed. * It kills within few days leaving no time to treat an individual. * It has no known vaccine or cure Known cases have been experienced recently in Guinea,Liberia,Nigeria and Central Africa Republic. * Death toll in Africa stands over 100 * The Ebola outbreak in 2014 is the most challenging one in Africa WHAT WE CAN DO * Avoid eating any bush meat for now * Wash your hands as regularly as possible, especially after shaking a stranger. It is spread by contact. WHAT WE SHOULD DO DURING EBOLA OUTBREAK Do not; * Touch patients, their excretions,body fluids,contaminated materials and utensils. * Traditional burial rituals that requires embalming of bodies should be discourage or modify. Awareness is key.....spread the campaign before Ebola virus spreads....
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:11:57 +0000
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