1. It is a Central African disease that has traveled across countries from a living host to West Africa. It is easily spread by physical contact and consumption of contaminated bush meat. Major hosts are in 5 species of Bats but monkeys and apes are easily infected and killed.
2. It kills within a week, leaving no time for treatment or check up on the affected fellows.
3. It has no vaccine or cure
4. Country that have been experienced recently are Guniea, Liberia and Central Africa Rep, spreading eastwards and westwards towards Nigeria. Death toll so far in West Africa is over 100.
5. The Ebola virus outbreak of 2014 is the most challenging one witnessed in Africa of today..
What we can do?
1. Avoid eating any bush meat for now! Especially Apes and Bats. (There is nothing like saying you cannot do without eating bush meat, but if you cannot do without it, hope you go deal with Ebola or na Ebora),
2. Wash your hands as regularly as possible,especially after shaking a stranger. It is spread by contact.
3.The most straight forward prevention method during Ebola outbreaks is not touching patients, their excretions, and body fluids, or possibly contaminated materials and utensils.
Patients should be isolated, and medical staff should be trained and apply strict barrier nursing techniques (disposable face mask, gloves, goggles, and a gown at all times).
Traditional burial rituals, especially those requiring embalming of bodies, should be discouraged or modified.
Awareness is key, don’t just read or ignore
Please spread this campaign before the virus spreads you!
Shear it with all you friends and family..
If you doubt this, ask google. www.google.com
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