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.
-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
