There is currently an Ebola outbreak in some countries putting all of us at risk. Please help educate all around you by telling them about EBOLA:
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| Ebola virus |
What is EBOLA?
- It’s a virus that attacks a person’s blood system:
- Ebola is what scientists call a hemorrhagic fever – it operates by making its victims bleed from almost anywhere on their body.
- Usually victims bleed to death.
- Ebola is highly contagious; Being transmitted via contact with body fluids such as blood, sweat, saliva or other body discharges.
- Ebola is however NOT AN AIRBORNE VIRUS
EXTREMELY deadly:
Survival is 10%
It’s one of the deadliest diseases in the world,
killing in just a few weeks.Untreatable(no cure):
Ebola has no known treatment or cure.
Victims are usually treated for symptoms with the faint hope that they recover.How Do I Know Someone has Ebola?• Fever
• Headache
• Diarrhoea
• Vomiting
• Weakness
• Joint & Muscle pains
• Stomach Pain
• Lack of Appetite
Protect Yourself:
• Wash Your Hands with Soap• Do this frequently.
• Avoid unnecessary physical contact with people.• Restrict yourself to food you prepare yourself.• Disinfect Your Surroundings• The virus cannot survive disinfectants,heat, direct sunlight,detergents and soaps.
Clean up:
•Fumigate If you have Pests.
•Rodents can be carriers of Ebola.
•Fumigate your environment & dispose off the carcasses properly!
•Dead bodies CAN still transmit Ebola.
•Don’t touch them without protective gear or better yet avoid them altogether.
Protect Yourself:
•Use protective gear if you must care or go near someone you suspect has Ebola.
Report:
• Report any suspicious symptoms in yourself or anyone else IMMEDIATELY.
Do not delay
Educate Everyone:
• Tell your neighbours, colleagues and domestic staff (anyone really). Basically you’re safer when everyone is educated.
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