The ghost! Ebola In the clamness of the western african rural towns , something happened! Its not that thing as usual , its not that traditional dances! or old great african customs.. Nor those kids who are playing half naked! Round a big tree .. Its something much harder than what they could ever imagine to happen in the jungles of mama africa! , no one of the people of these areas has complained from lions roar! .. Nor from snakes bites or tigers attacks.. One day .. Western africa had woken up on a horrible nightmare , that nightmare is still sucks! . They woke up on the fatal disease Ebola! .. Those simple people were dreaming of peace and devleopment ! .. They were dreaming of clean water and hot bread! .. Of a warm blankets to hide them from the harassment of cold waves , they were looking for a hand which gives something may mean alot to them . But suddenly and without previous alarming Ebola attacked them without mercy! . A hundred families died .. A thousands of families left their homes ! But the serial killer Ebola wont leave them yet! . It chases them as their own shadow! .. It spreads like the fire in the stubble ! . Some hands tried to help out them , but it also has been bit by the disease . And the range of its spread is shocking . So Ill write below something about that merciless killer! : Ebola virus disease(EVD), Ebola hemorrhagic fever(EHF), or simply Ebola is a disease of humans and other primates caused by an ebola virus. Symptoms start two days to three weeks after contracting the virus, with a fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and headaches. Typically, vomiting, diarrhea, and rash follow, along with decreased function of the liver and kidneys. Around this time, affected people may begin to bleed both within the body and externally. The virus may be acquired upon contact with blood or other bodily fluids of an infected human or other animal. Spreading through the air has not been documented in the natural environment. Fruit bats are believed to be a carrier and may spread the virus without being affected. Once human infection occurs, the disease may spread between people, as well. Male survivors may be able to transmit the disease via semen for nearly two months. To diagnose EVD, other diseases with similar symptoms such as malaria, choleraand other viral hemorrhagic feversare first excluded. Blood samples are tested for viral antibodies, viral RNA, or the virus itself to confirm the diagnosis. Outbreak control requires community engagement, case management, surveillance and contact tracing, a good laboratory service, and safe burials.Prevention includes decreasing the spread of disease from infected animals to humans. This may be done by checking such animals for infection and killing and properly disposing of the bodies if the disease is discovered. Properly cooking meat and wearing protective clothing when handling meat may also be helpful, as are wearing protective clothing and washing handswhen around a person with the disease. Samples of bodily fluids and tissues from people with the disease should be handled with special caution. No specific treatment for the disease is yet available. Efforts to help those who are infected are supportive and include giving either oral rehydration therapy(slightly sweet and salty water to drink) or intravenous fluids. This supportive care improves outcomes. The disease has a high risk of death, killing between 25% and 90% of those infected with the virus (average is 50%). EVD was first identified in an area of Sudan that is now part of South Sudan, as well as in Zaire(now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The disease typically occurs in outbreaks in tropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa. From 1976 (when it was first identified) through 2013, the World Health Organization reported a total of 1,716 cases. The largest outbreak to date is the ongoing 2014 West African Ebola outbreak, which is affecting Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria. As of 3 October 2014, 7,497 suspected cases resulting in the deaths of 3,439 have been reported. Efforts are under way to develop a vaccine. So as I wrote the above report I do pray for all people to be save and healthy , and those people are in insist need to your prayers and helps . Please put aside your religion, nation , tribe, colour, own problems and scream out with a help or pray to help somoness life and remember that youre human being before anything else . Thanks & respect Mohammed Habeeb _ Sudan
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:37:48 +0000
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