Do you know till then 2,295 Peoples were died in Africa Region due to Ebola Virus Outbreak? The affected areas were Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria & Senegal. As a Public Health Specialist now I think that, we need to break down the cycle of infection & takes prevention & public health promotion strategies to stop the Ebola Outbreak in the world. Government, National & International organizations needs to a comprehensive strategy to stop that deadly virus outbreak. Following prevention strategy should taken immediately: 1. Avoid physical contact with ebola patients; 2. Wash hands regularly after visiting patients in hospital, as well as after taking care of patients at home ; 3. Communities affected by Ebola should inform the population about the nature of the disease and about outbreak containment measures, including burial of the dead; 4. People who have died from Ebola should be promptly and safely buried; 5.Gloves and appropriate personal protective equipment should be worn when taking care of ill patients at home. 6. Avoid Contact & do not touch those who have died from ebola; 7. Animal should be handled with gloves & protective clothing; 8. Cook all animal biproducts food thoroughly; 8. using infection-control measures (such as complete equipment sterilization and routine use of disinfectant). Ebola is a deadly virus. It spreads quickly and kills upto 90% of its victim.Ebola first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, in Nzara, Sudan, and in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter was in a village situated near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name. Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. Ebola virus outbreaks occur primarily in remote villages in Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are considered to be the natural host of the Ebola virus. Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. No licensed specific treatment or vaccine is available for use in people or animals.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 15:02:31 +0000
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