Tip 1: How not to catch the Ebola fever
Tip 1: How not to catch the Ebola fever
In the second half of 2014, hysteria aroundfever Ebola captured literally the whole world. Alarming reports of a fatal disease that used to be prevalent only in West African countries come every day. Special preparations for the treatment of Ebola, as well as vaccines against it, do not exist yet.
What is Ebola?
Under the fever of Ebola understand the deadlya disease with a rather high degree of infectiousness and severe signs of the course. It spreads through direct contact with the blood or secretions of an infected person. Ebola can also be infected by contact with objects that have been contaminated with the diseased.
Fatal fever airborne is notdistributed by. This distinguishes her from the flu. Ebola can not be infected only because the ill person is nearby, talking, breathing or coughing. That is why the epidemic can be kept within the borders of the states of West Africa, which are hotbeds of spreading the insidious disease.
Ebola patients develop hemorrhagic fever, or so-called hemorrhagic syndrome (cutaneous hemorrhage and bleeding of the mucous membranes).
How not to get sick with Ebola
To prevent infection, it is necessary to observecertain measures. At the time of the Ebola outbreak, you should refrain from visiting crowded places, avoid contact with people who have high temperatures, and use protective masks, air more often rooms, do wet cleaning, wash hands often and do not buy food in unauthorized places, especially prepared food.
What are the symptoms of Ebola
The incubation period for this disease is from 2up to 21 days. Initial symptoms are very similar to influenza. The patient has pain in the head, a fever of 40 degrees, a little later there are stitching pains in the chest and a dry cough. Already then vomiting of blood appears, acute pain in the muscles, diarrhea with blood, bleeding through the nose, ears, gums, eyes. Especially dangerous are internal bleeding, which is difficult to diagnose.
When symptoms of the disease appear, it is necessary to wear a medical mask or folded 4-5 times the usual gauze. It is also important to seek medical help immediately.
Especially vigilant people should be,who returned from states where cases of Ebola fever were reported. If symptoms occur, seek medical attention and warn that you have visited West Africa or had contact with persons who came from these countries.
Tip 2: What is Ebola Fever
The fever of Ebola again reminded of itself. For the first time the outbreak of this dangerous fatal disease was in Sudan in 1976. Then more than 300 people fell ill, half of whom died. In 2014, Ebola fever swept through West Africa and there is a risk that the virus will escape beyond its limits. So what is this disease and can it affect the inhabitants of northern countries?
More about the Ebola virus
Ebola virus still called hemorrhagic fever, becausethat it is manifested by a violation of blood coagulability and numerous hemorrhages. This is a deadly disease, in which up to 90% of the patients die. Ebola fever was first detected in 1976 in Zaire and Congo in the Ebola River, which gave the same name to the virus. At the present time, there are 4 stamps that differ in the course of the disease. Scientists, unfortunately, did not appreciate the danger of this disease and for decades there have been no research works on the treatment of Ebola fever and vaccine production. Therefore, it is a deadly disease, from which there is no medicine!
Symptoms of Ebola
The incubation period of hemorrhagic feverEbola lasts from 2 to 21 days. At this time, the disease does not manifest itself, but then the temperature rises sharply to 38-39 degrees, there is weakness, nausea, severe headache, aches in joints and muscles, tonsils inflame, as in angina.
Soon the symptoms of Ebola fever intensify,begins indomitable vomiting, abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. A hemorrhagic syndrome develops in the form of hemorrhages under the skin, impurities of blood in the vomit masses. Those who are sick with the Ebola virus are often nervous and even aggressive. Mortality comes from bleeding and shock in the second to third week from the onset of infection.
How Ebola fever is treated
There is no remedy for Ebola virus. Those who get sick with hemorrhagic fever are placed in insulators and carry out maintenance treatment, which consists in maintaining the balance in the body of liquids and electrolytes. The main thing is to keep blood pressure in the norm and not to give rise to complications. The body fights itself and everything depends on the state of human immunity. Positive results showed blood transfusion from those who had recovered.
How not to get the Ebola fever
The virus is transmitted with blood and secretionsinfected person, so you can catch hemorrhagic fever only with close contact. For the prevention of Ebola you need to wear masks, if you are in a large cluster of people, and the rooms where the patients are, must be ventilated, the instruments are sterilized. All things sick are burned. In addition to the transmission of the Ebola virus from person to person, infections from animals - macaques and rodents are not excluded.
Can Ebola virus get into Russia?
This is perhaps the most important question thatworries the inhabitants of the country. Indeed, the Ebola virus can get to Russia if it is "brought" by an infected person who came from the outbreak of the outbreak. But the spread to the level of the epidemic of the disease is unlikely to be, since the standard of living in Russia is quite high, the medicine is better developed, after all, the hygiene of each person is better. And since the virus is not transmitted by airborne droplets, it is not widely available.
Tip 3: How to avoid infection with Ebola virus
Recently, the media has been increasingly telling us about thenew infected with the terrible Ebola virus. While scientists and biologists are developing an effective vaccine against this fever, it is necessary to know how it is transmitted in order to protect themselves from possible infection.
How is Ebola transmitted?
Ebola virus is transmitted by contact withbiological fluids (blood) and secretions (vomiting, feces) of infected people. Especially quickly the infection penetrates into the body of a healthy person through various lesions on the skin, cuts or abrasions, and also through contact with the skin as a whole.
What are the symptoms?
Symptoms may take from 2 to 21 days. But on average, the symptoms manifest themselves on 5-7 days. As a rule, the first signs of fever are characterized by severe head, joint and muscle pain, as well as sore throat and general weakness of the body. Many symptoms are similar to ordinary flu. After the appearance of the first signs comes the next stage - diarrhea, vomiting, rash and abdominal pain. The kidneys and liver cease to function normally. Ebola virus is very often accompanied by internal bleeding, as well as bleeding from the ears, nose, eyes and mouth.
Is Ebola transmitted through saliva?
To date, studies are notfinal about the transmission of the Ebola virus through saliva. But WHO does not deny that at the most severe stage of the disease, saliva and tears can carry a certain risk. It should be noted that this dangerous virus was detected even in breast milk.
Can the Ebola virus be sexually transmitted?
Yes. The virus can also be found in the sperm of people who have recovered, up to 90 days.
Is it possible to catch the Ebola virus through the door handle to which the patient touched?
Yes, if the door handle was dirty. If a healthy person has undamaged skin, it is often enough to wash hands with soap, then the risk of contracting the virus will be minimal. It should be remembered that with dirty hands you can not touch the eyes, nose and mouth.
How to disinfect the room where the patient is?
First, clean the contaminated surface ofvarious selections using disposable towels. Things to which an infected person touched (door handles, phones, etc.) are cleaned with detergent or water and soap, left until completely dry. Then it is necessary to disinfect with a weak solution of chlorine (one part of bleach into four parts of water). Cleaning should be carried out in disposable rubber gloves in fully enclosed clothing and shoes.
How long can the virus survive in the environment?
Ebola virus is quite "fragile" and easyis destroyed by UV light, when it dries or at high temperatures. This virus also fears disinfectants, including a soap solution, and alcohol-containing fluids. In a cool, humid place, a virus can survive up to several days.
Does the Ebola virus spread by airborne droplets?
The Ebola virus is not in the air, as,for example, pathogens of tuberculosis. Various studies have not shown a reliable result of the spread of the virus by airborne droplets. Symptoms of the disease are not accompanied by a pronounced cough or sneezing. However, the theoretical probability of infection by airborne droplets remains.
Are there scanners to detect persons infected with the Ebola virus?
No. All used scanners detect only high body temperature. This can be caused by an ordinary cold, or even a menopause, rather than a virus. Therefore, every person with high fever needs to take a blood test for the Ebola virus. The main problem is that the carrier of the virus can in the first days of infection and not have a high temperature, so the risk of spreading this virus remains high.
