The Federal Ministry of Health has advised men who were treated and discharged of Ebola virus to avoid s*xual intercourse for at least seven weeks.


Dr Bridget Okoeguale, Director, Department of Public Health, gave the advice during interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday.

Okoeguale said this was in line with protocols issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

“There are many literatures that say that after men are infected, when the virus is not found in the blood, it tends to stay in the semen for about seven weeks to three months.

“What we did according to the WHO protocol is that we made sure that when the men are discharged they are given enough condoms, if they cannot abstain for that period.

“We advise them to abstain from s*x but where they cannot abstain, they are provided condoms and after the (abstinence) period, we double test to make sure they are free,” she said.

On the treatment of Ebola patients, Okoeguale said no drugs or vaccinations were given to them, adding that health authorities had complied with WHO treatment protocol.

Okoeguale said everybody had his/her own body reaction, “so our own is to help build their immunity, give them fluid to replace lost fluid through vomiting and diarrhoea.”

She explained that the patients were also placed on electrolyte by intravenous fluid to avoid dehydration, adding that those who were anaemic had blood transfusion.

“That is the supportive care that has helped us to be able to discharge more than five people,” Okoeguale said.

The director also advised the general public to avoid crowded social gathering.

“We are not advising people not to go to club or bar but if you have to just remember that you must keep your hands clean, avoid contact with as many people as possible.”

She urged Nigerians not to consider the disease as a death sentence and that recent cases had shown survival rates for patients were high with early detection and treatment.

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Sex is not food,i can even abstain for seven years or even forever if that will save my life.

Hahaha...
Nigeria is on a long tin den
cos dis guys culdnt wait to get out of containment center to go and shine kongo men

7 months na masturbat.ion be solution be that na

Jona ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Just 7 month its even small sef as far as I would still be alive their is no problem

eunisam: Sex is not food,i can even abstain for seven years or even forever if that will save my life.

^^^Bros, that's the 'sensible' you talking!

Just wait till a beautiful temptress comes knocking on the door and you try that 'abstention' line with your dic/k......it'll tell you you're on your own, drag you to the door, and stand at attention as it welcomes the august visitor in with a cheeky grin!

@op and others above me, it's 7 weeks and not 7 months. Read the body of the thread please.




However, even if it's a year of abstinence, i think it's only when one is alive that one can enjoy seks............so, life first, othe things follow.

Will they agree to wait
They will soon go and father aliens while infecting their wives

IGBOSON1:

^^^Bros, that's the 'sensible' you talking!

Just wait till a beautiful temptress comes knocking on the door and you try that 'abstention' line with your dic/k......it'll tell you you're on your own, drag you to the door, and stand at attention as it welcomes the august visitor in with a cheeky grin!

See punishment

babyosisi: Will they agree to wait
They will soon go and father aliens while infecting their wives

Sometimes your comments are so off the point that it makes one feel like puking

Truckpusher: Sometimes your comments are so off the point that it makes one feeling like puking

I hope you choke on the vomitus

The article says 7 weeks,the poster says 7 months
Na wa

babyosisi:

I hope you choke on the vomitus

Well, That's not nice coming from a friend.

babyosisi: The article says 7 weeks,the poster says 7 months
Na wa

Na now your head dun clear abi?

They should have given them enough Vaseline too! Lol

i pray God gvs dem d strength 2 abstain as naija men 2 lyk dat tin nd many of dem no dey uz condom

soap no too expensive? :-Xsoap no too expensive?

IGBOSON1:

^^^Bros, that's the 'sensible' you talking!

Just wait till a beautiful temptress comes knocking on the door and you try that 'abstention' line with your dic/k......it'll tell you you're on your own, drag you to the door, and stand at attention as it welcomes the august visitor in with a cheeky grin!

when your life is at stake,you will agree with me that u can do without sex. Sex cannot even come to mind when you are seriously sick.

What about the females? are they not to abstain too

Seven weeks? That's no big deal.

compared to how slowly the the time spent in isolation dragged by, 7 weeks will fly by like its no time.

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Life is more important first...

Oh, and we would take their word for it right? That they won't have sex? Wait until a relapsing epidemic occurs. Ppl that should still be kept in quarantine ( just to make sure). Useless govt

Chaii person blokos go burst o

eunisam: Sex is not food,i can even abstain for seven years or even forever if that will save my life.

It is as if you read my mind...only the living can enjoy physical intimacy. There is no sex in the grave!

If abstinence can increase longevity, who would not to trade a few months for that?

What is 7 weeks abstinence?

Mskrisx: Chaii person blokos go burst o

hw do u know?

How are they sure they will comply to that directive? The best they would have done was to keep them until after the 7 weeks, they release them. They may likely spread it to others. Is ths how they intend to curtail the spread?

Una truly believe these men will take to the advise? What a carry on, Ee go take sometime before we see the end of this film.