My Dear Friends... Pls. Be careful & protect yourselves from this contagious disease... What is Ebola? Ebola is a Virus Disease is caused by Ebola virus. Why there is concern? An epidemic of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) is ongoing in West Africa. The outbreak is the most severe Ebola virus outbreak recorded in regard to the number of human cases and fatalities. The outbreak began in Guinea in December 2013 but was not detected until March 2014, after which it spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. A total of 1779 suspected cases with 961 deaths have been reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) as of 6 August 2014, of which 1134 cases and 622 deaths have been laboratory confirmed to be Ebola. On 8 August 2014, WHO declared the outbreak a Public health emergency of international concern. Are there any cases of Ebola reported in the India.? No. How is Ebola transmitted? Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected symptomatic person or through exposure to objects (such as needles) that have been contaminated with infected secretions. It is not transmitted by air or water (it is not air borne or food borne) What are the signs & symptoms of Ebola? EVD is a severe acute viral illness often characterized by the sudden onset of Fever, Intense weakness, Muscle pain, Headache, Sore throat. Vomiting, Diarrhea, Rash, Impaired kidney and liver function, and In some cases, both internal and external bleeding. Laboratory findings include low white blood cell and platelet counts and elevated liver enzymes. Incubation period: 2 to 21 days, but on average 8-10 days How to diagnose Ebola? Other diseases that should be ruled out before a diagnosis of EVD can be made include: malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, cholera, leptospirosis, plague, rickettsiosis, relapsing fever, meningitis, hepatitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers. Ebola virus infections can be diagnosed definitively in a laboratory through several types of tests: antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) antigen detection tests serum neutralization test reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay electron microscopy Virus isolation by cell culture. Samples from patients are an extreme biohazard risk; testing should be conducted under maximum biological containment conditions. National Institute of Virology, Pune is able to do the test now. What is the Treatment of ebola? Standard treatment for Ebola HF is still limited to supportive therapy. This consists of: Balancing the patient’s fluids and electrolytes Maintaining their oxygen status and blood pressure Ttreating them for any complicating infections Timely treatment of Ebola HF is important but challenging since the disease is difficult to diagnose clinically in the early stages of infection. Because early symptoms such as headache and fever are nonspecific to ebolaviruses, cases of Ebola HF may be initially misdiagnosed. Experimental treatment has been tested and proven effective in animal models but has not yet been used in humans. Is there Vaccine available for Ebola? There is no vaccine against Ebola anywhere in the world as of now. Can I get Ebola from a person who is infected but doesn’t have any symptoms? No. Individuals who are not symptomatic are not contagious. Casual contact in public places with people that do not appear to be sick do not transmit Ebola. One cannot contract Ebola virus by handling money, groceries or swimming in a pool. Mosquitoes do not transmit the Ebola virus. Ebola virus is easily killed by soap, bleach, sunlight, or drying. Ebola virus survives only a short time on surfaces that have dried in the sun. What should be the travel advice for travelers? CDC has issued a travel alert 3, discouraging travelers to defer unnecessary travel to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone over concerns that travelers may not have access to health care facilities and personnel should they need them in country. What are the countries at risk of ebola? · Guinea · Liberia · Sierra Leone · Gabon · Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) · South Sudan · Ivory Coast · Uganda · Republic of the Congo (ROC) · South Africa (imported) When should someone seek medical care? If a person has been in an area known to have Ebola virus disease (countries listed above as on today or in contact with a person known or suspected to have Ebola and they begin to have symptoms within 21 days of contact, they should seek medical care immediately by reporting to nearest hospital.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:47:21 +0000
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