What is EBOLA?

Ebola is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with a strain of Ebola virus. The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa. The risk of an Ebola outbreak affecting multiple people in the U.S. is very low.

What you need to know: Ebola is spread through direct contact with blood and body fluids of a person infected by and already showing symptoms of Ebola. Ebola is not spread through the air, water, food, or mosquitoes.

It’s a virus that attacks a person blood system:

Ebola is what scientists call a haemorraghic fever – it operates by making its victims bleed from almost anywhere on their body.Usually victims bleed to death.

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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.

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How Do I Know Someone has Ebola?

•Fever
•Headache
•Diarrhea
•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!

Educate Everyone:
Tell your neighbors, colleagues and domestic staff (anyone really). Basically you’re safer when everyone is educated.

For more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease

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