There is currently an Ebola
outbreak putting all of us at risk. Please help to educate all
around you by sending this message to all your
contacts.. What
is Ebola ?
It's
a virus that attacks a person’s 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!
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.
Untreatable(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?
•Fever
•Headache •Diarrhoea •Vomiting •Weakness •Joint Muscle pains
•Stomach Pain •Lack of Appetite
Protect Yourself: •Wash Your Hands with
Soap Do this a lot. You can also use a good hand sanitizer. Avoid
unnecessary physical contact with people.
■Restrict yourself to food you prepared
yourself.
■Disinfect Your Surroundings The virus
cannot survive disinfectants,heat, direct sunlight,detergents and
soaps.
Clean
up!: •Fumigate If you have Pests. •Rodents can be carriers of Ebola.
•Fumigate your environment dispose off the carcasses properly! •Dead
bodies CAN still transmit Ebola. •Don't touch them without
protective gear or better yet avoid them
altogether.
Protect
Yourself: •Use protective gear if you must care or go near someone
you suspect has Ebola.
Report:
•Report any suspicious symptoms in yourself or anyone else
IMMEDIATELY.
Do
not delay!
