Ebola Outbreak : symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, treatment

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First: What is the Ebola virus?

Ebola is a virus name, and the name of the disease is Ebola as well. Ebola disease (EVE), this contagious virus several diseases in primates and humans also causes, Dr. Finkes description Ebola virus for the first time in 1976, and has spoken about the virus after several cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan. And the virus name is derived from the name of the Ebola River, in the place where the first known cases

What are the symptoms of Ebola virus?

Infection with Ebola virus causes fever (more than 38.6) and weakness, stomach pain, muscle, kidney deficit and hepatitis, sore throat, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, and add to the internal and external bleeding both may occur (such as blood oozing from the gums and the appearance blood in the stool). Lethality rate depends on the type of virus, which is usually a high rate. The incubation period ranges from 2-21 days.

How Ebola virus is transmitted?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ebola virus is transmitted between humans by direct contact with secretions and body fluids contaminated (urine, saliva, feces and semen and mucus ...) and blood, of course, it is necessary to know that the virus becomes contagious when the first symptoms appear, prior to symptoms appear, the disease is not contagious. Virus infections transmitted in the case of direct contact with corpses. Host animals (monkeys, bats, antelope ...) may infect whether living or dead, as well as the infected body fluids, contaminated medical equipment, instruments that had been in contact with these fluids, clothing or needles used, the whole movement of the infection.

It is important to emphasize that the virus does not spread through the air

Who are the people, most risk of getting infected with Ebola?

Travelers to Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, and the people who provide health care for people, and people who are in touch with African monkeys infected.

How you can prevent infection by the Ebola virus?

By avoiding contact with blood contaminated instruments or body fluids. Use gloves and other protective clothing when dealing with animals such as fruit bats and monkeys. Products must be cooked well before consumption. Avoid close contact with sick and afflicted. Wash your hands regularly. Patients who died because of the disease must be buried quickly and without close contact with them. Take protective measures in pig farms.

In addition, keep in mind that the semen be able to transmit the infection even after seven weeks of healing the patient

How the diagnosis of Ebola virus?

Using the necessary laboratory tests such as virus isolation by cell culture, ELISA, antigen detection, serum neutralization and polymerase chain reaction with reverse transcriptase.

Must pay attention that the symptoms may be similar to symptoms of other diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever, plague, malaria, and other hemorrhagic fever

Is there a Treatment for Ebola? How to treat Ebola?

Currently there is no licensed vaccine for the disease and there is no specific treatment (the ZMapp is a pilot project so far, but he is not licensed and there is currently no stock of this treatment). The patient is recovering by supporting medical care and rehydration