What is EBOLA?
It’s a virus that attacks a person blood system. Ebola is what scientists call a hemorrhagic fever – it operates by making its victims bleed from almost anywhere on their body. Usually victims bleed to death.
Ebola is highly contagious; being transmitted via contact with body fluids such as blood, sweat, saliva,
semen or other body discharges.
Ebola is however NOT AN AIRBORNE VIRUS, so it is not true that it is as easy to get it as say flue, for instance. You need get into physical contact with a carrier’s body fluids and this then needs to get into your own body fluids.
Once you have it, it is EXTREMELY deadly. About 90% of people that catch Ebola will die from it.
It’s one of the deadliest diseases in the world, killing in just a few weeks.
Not treatable (no cure): Ebola has no known treatment or cure. Victims are usually treated for symptoms with the faint hope that they recover.
How Do I Know Someone has Ebola? Look out for the following symptoms:
- Fever
- Headache
- Diarrhoea
- Vomiting
- Weakness
- Joint & muscle pains
- Stomach pain
- Lack of appetite
How to protect yourself:
- Wash your hands with soap and clean water and co it all the time. You can also use a good hand
sanitizer. - Avoid unnecessary physical contact with people.
- Restrict yourself to food you prepared yourself.
- Disinfect your surroundings. Remember that the virus cannot survive disinfectants, heat, direct sunlight, detergents and soaps. So clean up!
- Fumigate your if you have pests. Rodents can be carriers of Ebola. Then dispose of the carcasses in a safe way. Remember that dead bodies CAN still transmit Ebola. Don’t touch them without
protective gear or better yet avoid them altogether. - Use protective gear if you must care or go near someone you suspect has Ebola.
- Report any suspicious symptoms in yourself or
anyone else IMMEDIATELY. Do not delay! - Educate Everyone by telling your neighbours, colleagues and domestic
staff (anyone really). Basically you’re safer when everyone is educated.
