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Sex, Kissing, Shared Needles Can Give You Ebola by etenyong(m): 9:23pm On Jul 29, 2014
That Ebola virus is currently on the rampage in
West Africa is no longer news. What is rather news
— and very scary for that matter — is that the
World Health Organisation has just confirmed a
case of the infection in Lagos State, Nigeria’s
commercial capital and one of the most populous.
Though the patient has passed away, there are
fears that many people he had come in contact with
as he journeyed from Liberia to Nigeria may have
been infected; while the medical workers that
attended to him during his brief stay in the hospital
also need to be examined!
The reasons are not far-fetched: Ebola virus is
virulent — it is extremely dangerous and deadly,
and usually spreads very quickly. The WHO
estimates that the death rate is a whopping 90 per
cent.
Indeed, the united States-based Centres for Disease
Control warns that death through the virus can take
place anytime between two to 21 days of infection,
usually due to multiple organ failure, loss of blood
or shock.
Mode of contact
Experts say Ebola is introduced into the human
population through close contact with the blood,
secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected
animals. And once it enters an individual, s/he
becomes a high risk to everyone s/he comes into
contact with. And that’s why you can’t afford to be
careless with the way you relate with people,
especially when it comes to intimate relationships
such as kissing, necking and sexual intercourse.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Jide
Idris, warns that infection occurs from direct
contact — through broken skin or mucous
membranes — with the blood, or other bodily fluids
or secretions such as poops, urine, saliva and
semen of infected people. The WHO corroborates
this claim.
Sex and the virus
How can Ebola in the semen infect you, whether it
is outside or inside of the body? Experts proffer an
answer. The WHO states that people are infectious
as long as their blood and secretions contain the
virus. All you need do to get infected is to have any
form of contact with the infected semen and you
are done!
A gynaecologist, Dr. Damilola Akinduro, adds that in
normal sexual process, sperm ejaculated into a
woman’s vagina can live in her cervical mucus or
upper genital tract for three to five days, making
fertilisation possible.
He also says sperm ejaculated outside the body
might survive in semen — the fluid released during
ejaculation — up to a few hours. So, even if you try
to play safe by having a man ejaculate outside of
your body in the name of coitus interruptus or
through anal and MouthAction, you may still be infected
within the few hours that the sperm and the virus
are still alive. Scary, isn’t it?
And as terrible as the situation is, WHO discloses
that even men who have recovered from the (Ebola)
illness can still spread the virus to their partner
through their semen for up to seven weeks after
recovery.
“For this reason, it is important for men to avoid
sexual intercourse for at least seven weeks after
recovery or to wear condoms if having sexual
intercourse during seven weeks after recovery,”
WHO counsels.
Wet dreams
Akinduro says that since most people may be
ignorant of their Ebola status, parents should
advise their male adolescents who may have wet
dreams to wash their beddings and other clothing
materials that may have been soiled in the process.
Indeed, experts at the European Centre for Disease
Prevention and Control assure that Ebola virus is
easily killed by soap, bleach, sunlight or drying.
“Machine washing clothes that have been
contaminated with fluids will destroy Ebola,” they
say; adding that “Ebola virus survives only a short
time on surfaces that are in the sun or have dried.”
Akinduro also urges careful handling and safe
disposal of used condoms, so that people don’t
come into contact with them.
Signs and symptoms
As for knowing whether or not you have the virus,
the WHO says if you have sudden onset of fever,
intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore
throat, don’t delay. Rather, visit the hospital and
have a medical test. “It may make a difference
between dying and staying alive,” Akinduro
suggests.
The WHO also suggests that the aforementioned
typical signs and symptoms are usually followed by
vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, impaired kidney and liver
function, and in some cases, both internal and
external bleeding. You don’t want to go through this
painful experience; so, see the doctor without
delay.
Drug addicts at risk
Experts note that needle-sharing among people
who inject drugs is a very common phenomenon;
and blood transfer is common as a result.
It is common knowledge that drug addicts who
share needles risk a lot of infectious diseases
ranging from HIV to Hepatitis B & C; but physicians
are now warning that drug addicts are also at risk
of contacting Ebola virus if they share unsterilised
needles with infected person.
Akinduro adds that sharp objects such as blades
may also not be shared. He even says since no one
knows his Ebola status, it is advisable to never
share sharp objects, even among family members.
“It doesn’t cost much to own a razor blade and use
it personally, if only to prevent possible infection
should someone close to you be infected with Ebola
and you aren’t aware,” he says.
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Re: Sex, Kissing, Shared Needles Can Give You Ebola by vizkiz: 9:36pm On Jul 29, 2014
so no more BJ and smooching cry

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