SANDMAN FLASH FLASH FLASH CAT:RED LEVEL-8 EBOLA Biological Hazard in Spain on Wednesday, 25 June, 2014 at 09:16 (09:16 AM) UTC. Biohazard name: Ebola hemorrhagic viral fever Biohazard level: 4/4 Hazardous Description (Translated by Google) The Ministry of Health activated in the early hours of Monday, preventively, the action protocol in suspected Ebola virus. It is a patient whose clinical picture could correspond to the disease, although not yet confirmed or ruled out. It is a patient of Guinean nationality who arrived Monday in Valencia by plane and whose clinical picture corresponds to the disease, although not yet confirmed or ruled, as reported by the Department of Health, which is awaiting the results tests, which have been sent to school analyze Carlos III of Madrid. Until then, it has indicated that it can not be confirmed or denied the case, so it appeals to the prudence no cause social unrest. The patient is clinically stable, in an isolation area of the Hospital La Fe, the only one in the Region with a special protocol to address this type of pathology. Biohazard name: Ebola hemorrhagic viral fever Biohazard level: 4/4 Hazardous Biohazard desc.: Viruses and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system, and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility of an accidental release. Symptoms: Status: suspected
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 18:49:23 +0000
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