The dread of Ebola
FfjsaEbola, the viral disease, remained in headlines
throughout 2014 . The 2014 Ebola outbreak is the largest Ebola outbreak in the
history and the first Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This outbreak is the first
Ebola epidemic the world has ever known.
Ebola disease in humans is
caused by four or five viruses of the genus Ebola virus. The four viruses are namely Bundibugyo Birus
, Sudan virus , Tai forest Birus and /ebola virus disease causing viruses and
is responsible for the largest number of outbreaks, The fifth virus in the
series, Reston virus , however, is not thought to cause disease in humans, but
has caused in other primates. https://studymaterialsarkarijob.blogspot.com/
Among people, Ebola
disease spreads only by direct contact with the body fluids of an the infected
person / Body fluids of an that may contain the responsible viruses are saliva,
mucous, sweat , tears, vomit, faeces , breast milk, urine and semen. However ,
most people spread the birus through blood , faces and vomit. Entry points for
the viruses include the nose, mouth, eyes, open wounds , cuts and avrasions.
Contact with needles and syringes comtaminated with the virus may also spread
the infection. The ebola virus may be able to perisist for upto 7 weeks in the
semen of survivors after the recocer which could lead to infections via sexual
intercourse. https://studymaterialsarkarijob.blogspot.com/
The span of thime between
contraction of the virus and developmeny of the disease or symptoms, ranges
beteen 2 -21 days.
Symptoms include muscle
and jount pains, headache, sore throat and fever, The fever is usually higher
than 38.5 celcious and is generally
followed by vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Next, shortness of breath
and chest pain along with swellings.\ https://studymaterialsarkarijob.blogspot.com/
Headaches and confusion
may occur to trouble the infected person . The skin may even develop rashes .
In some of the cases, the infected person may experience internal or external
bleeding after five to membranes or from sites of needle punctures have been
witnessed in 40-50 pecent of the cases. Vomiting of blood, coughing up of blood
or blood in stool is also common.
As a caution against the
virus, those who come in contact with the infected person should wear
protectice clothing including masks , gloves. Gowns and goggles. Doctors
recommend that the protecticve gear should leave no skin exposed. The infecdted
person, according to medical expertss should be in barrier isolation from other
people. All equipment, medical waste , patient waste and surfaces that may have
come into contact with body fluids need to be disinfected. https://studymaterialsarkarijob.blogspot.com/
To disinfect surfaces ,
some lipid solvents such as some alcohol based products, detergents, sodium
hypochlorite or calcium hypochlorite may be used in https://studymaterialsarkarijob.blogspot.com/