The Minister of
Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said that Nigeria is now at risk of
contacting the deadly Ebola virus which has been spreading across neighboring
West African countries in recent times. The virus which first broke out in
Guinea in January this year, is said to have no vaccine at the moment and
has killed a total of 87 people with 137 cases reported since the
outbreak.
Ghana only recently
reported a case of Ebola Virus Disease.
Facts about Ebola
Virus Disease as stated by Wikipidea
-Its a viral disease
that has no cure and no vaccine
- Affects mostly
Africans
- It kills very fast
-It is transmitted by
direct contact with infected blood or body fluid or via reuse of infested
hospital injections
-Symptoms of infection
includes fever with chills, joint pain, muscle pain, and chest pain,abdominal
pain, diarrhea, vomiting, respiratory tract disorder such as sore throat,
cough, hiccups, impaired circulatory system symptomology, discharge of blood
from nose, vagina, gingiva(gum), rash all over the body.
- It takes 13
days for the symptoms to manifest after contacting the virus.
-Prevention is first
by Quarantine, that is, the separation of infected person from the
public to forestall the spread of their infected body fluid and
blood. Animal products such as meat should be thoroughly cooked before
consumption. Constant washing of hands after each activity, avoiding eating of
fruits without washing, as well as non consumption of fruits that have been
eaten by bats
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