Ebola virus
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EBOLA WHAT IS EBOLA ONE OF THE DEADLIEST VIRUS KNOWN TO MAN 2000 people have died No vaccine and no treatment are available Cause severe illness with bleeding Highly contagiou s What ARE THE SYMPTOMS?? Early symptoms : Fever Nausea Headache Tiredness Late symptoms : Vomiting Diarrhoea Coughing Bleeding Transmission : When an infection does occur in humans, the virus can be spread in several ways to others. The virus is spread through direct contact A sick person's blood or body fluids (urine, saliva, feces, vomit) Objects (such as needles) that have been contaminated with infected body fluids Infected animals(like bats) Healthcare workers and the family and friends in close contact with Ebola patients are at the highest risk What the person should do if coming from infected area? Indian government has installed machines at several international airports in the country to detect the presence of Ebola virus among people, who are returning home in large numbers from the affected African countries. Check your temperature twice daily with a thermometer in your mouth and record the results. If possible, do not take medications that may reduce fever. Consult a health care provider. If you develop a fever of 101 F or greater, or any symptoms that may suggest Ebola virus disease: Avoid physical contact with others Call the 24 h emergency helpline no. (011)-23061469, 3205 and 1302. Or one can go to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in Delhi. If going to the hospital, call ahead to the emergency department and advise them of your travel history and symptoms Do not take public transportation. Take a private vehicle, or if very ill, call an ambulance and advise them of your travel history and symptoms Precautions to take when visiting the area of epidemic Practice careful hygiene. Avoid contact with blood and body fluids. Do not handle items that may have come in contact with an infected person’s blood or body fluids. Avoid funeral or burial rituals that require handling the body of someone who has died from Ebola. Avoid hospitals where Ebola patients are being treated. After you return, monitor your health for 21 days and seek medical care immediately if you develop symptoms of Ebola . Don’t panic be prepared No case of Ebola has been reported till yet All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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EBOLA
WHAT IS EBOLA
ONE OF THE DEADLIEST
VIRUS KNOWN TO MAN
2000 people have died
No vaccine and no
treatment are available
Cause severe illness with
bleeding
Highly contagious
What ARE THE SYMPTOMS??
Early symptoms :
Fever
Nausea
Headache
Tiredness
Late symptoms :
Vomiting
Diarrhoea
Coughing
Bleeding
Transmission :
When an infection does occur in humans, the virus can be spread in several ways to others. The virus is spread through direct contact
A sick person's blood or body fluids (urine, saliva, feces, vomit)
Objects (such as needles) that have been contaminated with infected body fluids
Infected animals(like bats)
Healthcare workers and the family and friends in close contact with Ebola patients are at the highest risk
What the person should do if coming from infected area?
Indian government has installed machines at severalinternational airports in the country to detect the presence of Ebola virus among people, who are
returning home in large numbers from the affected African countries.
Check your temperature twice daily with a thermometer in your mouth and record the results.
If possible, do not take medications that may reduce fever. Consult a health care provider.
If you develop a fever of 101 F or greater, or any symptoms that may suggest Ebola virus disease:
Avoid physical contact with others
Call the 24 h emergency helpline no. (011)-23061469, 3205 and 1302.
Or one can go to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in Delhi.
If going to the hospital, call ahead to the emergency department and advise them of your travel history and symptoms
Do not take public transportation. Take a private vehicle, or if very ill, call an ambulance and advise them of your travel history and symptoms
Precautions to take when visiting the area of epidemic
Practice careful hygiene. Avoid contact with blood and body fluids.
Do not handle items that may have come in contact with an infected person’s blood or body fluids.
Avoid funeral or burial rituals that require handling the body of someone who has died from Ebola.
Avoid hospitals where Ebola patients are being treated.
After you return, monitor your health for 21 days and seek medical care immediately if you develop symptoms of Ebola.
Don’t panic be prepared
No case of Ebola has been reported till yet
in India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
