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Suggestions On Curbing The Spread Of Ebola by saltoftheearth: 12:11pm On Aug 23, 2014
I read the article about the spouses of the two primary contacts who recently tested positive for Ebola after being initially discharged for being negative.

Immediately, a possibility that might have been ignored came to my mind and i thought of starting a thread where Nigerians can voice ideas and strategies to beat this virus out of our nation soonest.

Now to my suggestion. Are the homes the discharged/ebola negative patients returned to disinfected before allowing them to return there? I mean there may be items and cosmetics used by the primary contact with the virus still present in them. I think the homes of all the primary and secondary contacts should be disinfected using world health standards.

That way, we avoid discharging a negative patient only for the patient to return home to get infected and develop symptoms.
Re: Suggestions On Curbing The Spread Of Ebola by hushmail: 8:27pm On Aug 23, 2014
op b4 u go on find out how long d virus can last out d human body
Re: Suggestions On Curbing The Spread Of Ebola by saltoftheearth: 9:17pm On Aug 23, 2014
The purpose of the thread as stated above is not just about my suggestion or whether i am right or wrong. It is for anyone with suggestions that the handlers may be overlooking to voice such suggestions. To your question, how long does it survive outside a host?

The virus can survive in liquid or dried material for a number of days (5). Infectivity is found to be stable at room temperature or at 4°C for several days, and indefinitely stable at -70°C (3, 4). Infectivity can be preserved by lyophilisation.

So i still believe the homes of all primary contacts or ebola positive patients need to be disinfected.

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