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Facts About Ebola Virus - CDC, WHO by alotofgrace(m): 11:23am On Jul 28, 2014 |
US STATE DEPARTMENT EBOLA ALERT In order to help our Embassy Community better understand some of the key points about the Ebola virus we have consulted with our medical specialists at the U S State Department and assembled this list of bullet points worded in plain language for easy comprehension. Our medical specialists remind everyone that they should be following the guideline from the center for Disease Control and the World Health Organisation. • The suspected reservoirs for Ebola are fruit bats. • Transmission to humans is thought to originate from infected bats or primates that have become infected by bats. • Undercooked infected bat and primate (bush) meat transmits the virus to humans. • Human to human transmission is only achieved by physical contact with a person who is acutely and gravely ill from the Ebola virus or their body fluids. • Transmission among humans is almost exclusively among caregiver family members or health care workers tending to the very ill. • The virus is easily killed by contact with soap, bleach, sunlight, or drying. A washing machine will kill the virus in clothing saturated with infected body fluids. • A person can incubate the virus without symptoms for 2-21 days, the average being 5-8 days before becoming ill. THEY ARE NOT CONTAGIOUS until they are acutely ill. • Only when ill does the viral load express itself first in the blood and then in other bodily fluids (to include vomit, feces, urine, breast milk, semen and sweat). • If you are walking around you are not infectious to others. • There are documented cases from Kikwit, DRC of an Ebola outbreak in a village that had the custom of children never touching an ill adult. Children living for days in small one room huts with parents who died from Ebola did not become infected. • You cannot contract Ebola by handling money, buying local bread or swimming in a pool. • There is no medical reason to stop flights, close borders, restrict travel or close embassies, businesses or schools. • As always practice good hand washing techniques, but you will not contract Ebola if you do not touch a dying person. • US EMBASSY Please share this information with your friends and families and try not to spread panic on social media. Thanks 1 Like |
Re: Facts About Ebola Virus - CDC, WHO by obizzy(m): 11:31am On Jul 28, 2014 |
After reading this,I don't think this Ebola thing is as deadly as feared initially.hmmm make dem sha find cure sharp sharp abeg. By the way,am first to comment,my going to church ystdai after 3yrs has started materialising.We Bless God. |
Re: Facts About Ebola Virus - CDC, WHO by Nobody: 11:32am On Jul 28, 2014 |
Somehow, you made it sound less deadly. If the above facts are true, the out spread can be contained with strict measures. So much at ease now. #Educate the Masses Seun, front-page Biko. |
Re: Facts About Ebola Virus - CDC, WHO by alotofgrace(m): 11:35am On Jul 28, 2014 |
Ceasar1: Somehow, you made it sound less deadly. If the above facts are true, the out spread can be contained with strict measures. So much at ease now. u can say dat again |
Re: Facts About Ebola Virus - CDC, WHO by Nobody: 11:40am On Jul 28, 2014 |
God dey!!!! |
Re: Facts About Ebola Virus - CDC, WHO by ggrin(f): 11:47am On Jul 28, 2014 |
obizzy: .this guy get ebola for hin left yansh |
Re: Facts About Ebola Virus - CDC, WHO by obizzy(m): 11:52am On Jul 28, 2014 |
ggrin: this guy get ebola for hin left yanshalmost funny.you tried. |
Re: Facts About Ebola Virus - CDC, WHO by ggrin(f): 11:56am On Jul 28, 2014 |
obizzy: almost funny.you tried. |
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