The Ebola virus causes Ebola virus disease (EVD) in humans, with a case fatality rate Ebola first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, in Nzara, Sudan, and in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter was in a village situated near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name.
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| Victim of Ebola Virus being cared for under quarantine |
The Ebola Virus has been on d news lately & it is more deadly than the dreaded HIV/AIDS or rabies because it kills almost immediately and has no Vaccine or remedy. It broke out in Guinea in January this year and is said to have killed 87 out of 137 affected people including ng some health workers who care for these affected victims.
Apart frm Guinea, Liberia & Mali, a case of the Ebola virus has been reported in Ghana. It is therefore safe to assume this virus is in Nigeria, knowing how frequently our people travel back and forth to Ghana.
More importantly, the strain has similarities with other viruses thus it might not be recognized early enough.
It is transmitted contact with body fluids including blood, secretion and other body fluids if one comes in contact with either an infected human or animal and most of these animals are bats, bush meat and monkeys that have been infected or found dead in the bush.
Please let's try to help ourselves by using hand sanitizers, and other disinfectants to protect ourselves and loved ones (kids), and avoid using staircase ralings also avoid buying or eating all these animals mentioned above, at least for now.....Dont forget to share this information with others. Remember it has no cure and kills very fast.
