Ebola Prevention tips
So recently on the news there's been a few accounts of the Ebola virus going around mainly in West Africa and even more recently at the start of this article there's been at least two known accounts of Americans who've caught the Ebola virus. According to the the World Health Organization, so far the current death toll is at 660 and another 1,093 people are infected
Here are a few good tips for preventing the spread of Ebola as well as protecting yourself:
1. Avoid areas of known outbreaks. Before traveling to any destination where the Ebola outbreak has occurred, do a little bit of research as to where it's been known to have been caught by people. The Centers for Disease Control and several Prevention websites can help you out with most of the information you'll need.
2. Wash your hands frequently. As with other diseases, washing your hands frequently will help lessen the spread and infection rate of the Ebola virus
3. Obviously avoid all contact with those infected. Contact with the person's body fluids and tissues, including blood, saliva, and other secretions. People with Ebola are most contagious in the later stages of the disease.
4. If you're a health care worker working with those who have been infected, wear protective clothing, such as gloves, masks, gowns and eye shields. Keep infected people isolated from others. Dispose of needles and sterilize other instruments in bio-hazardous waste bins.
5. Avoid bush meat. Which is meat from wild animals hunted in Africa, Asia, and South America.
6. Avoid handling the remains of Ebola victims. Bodies of people who died from Ebola are still very contagious. Only trained people with appropriate safety equipment should handle their remains.
Here are a few good tips for preventing the spread of Ebola as well as protecting yourself:
1. Avoid areas of known outbreaks. Before traveling to any destination where the Ebola outbreak has occurred, do a little bit of research as to where it's been known to have been caught by people. The Centers for Disease Control and several Prevention websites can help you out with most of the information you'll need.
2. Wash your hands frequently. As with other diseases, washing your hands frequently will help lessen the spread and infection rate of the Ebola virus
3. Obviously avoid all contact with those infected. Contact with the person's body fluids and tissues, including blood, saliva, and other secretions. People with Ebola are most contagious in the later stages of the disease.
4. If you're a health care worker working with those who have been infected, wear protective clothing, such as gloves, masks, gowns and eye shields. Keep infected people isolated from others. Dispose of needles and sterilize other instruments in bio-hazardous waste bins.
5. Avoid bush meat. Which is meat from wild animals hunted in Africa, Asia, and South America.
6. Avoid handling the remains of Ebola victims. Bodies of people who died from Ebola are still very contagious. Only trained people with appropriate safety equipment should handle their remains.
References:
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ebola-virus/basics/prevention/con-20031241
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/561048/20140730/ebola-outbreak-dr-kent-brantley-nancy-writebol.htm#.U92j-fldWSp
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ebola-virus/basics/prevention/con-20031241
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/561048/20140730/ebola-outbreak-dr-kent-brantley-nancy-writebol.htm#.U92j-fldWSp
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