HEALTH TIPS:EBOLA ALERT! I know we have been hearing a lot about this deadly virus ravaging some West African countries but we are not immune as well if we dont take some basic measures to protect ourselves and loved ones. Below are some basic tips we can apply to protect ourselves. Prevent Ebola by washing yo hands after handshakes, before u eat anything, avoid non essential flights to affected countries, avoid eating bush meat for now, if u are a health worker, always maintain barrier nursing(avoid direct contact with patients). Natural reservoirs for Ebola are fruit bats, gorillas, chimpanzees, . Infection can be thru contact with secretion or body fluids of infected persons through wounds and cuts. Eating of contaminated game meat can also transmit the virus. Symptoms include headaches, fever, body pains, blood in urine, bleeding from eyes, ears and generally failure for blood to clot . Death occurs in less than a week. Note that there is no vaccine or treatment for Ebola. Since outbreak started in Guinea, Liberia, and sierra Leone, about 700 people have died. The world is a global village, lets all protect each other by sharing information. Remember,knowledge is power. Stay health.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 06:58:45 +0000
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