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The Ebola Battle:From Both Sides

Patrice Gordon, Family Nurse PractitionerCanadian Red Cross Emergency Response

UnitKenema Ebola Treatment Centre, Sierra

Leone

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Identified in 1976, Zaire 55-80% mortality,

>500 deaths Numerous small outbreaks since, all in

Central Africa Filovirus, 5 species, 4 can infect humans Bats, primates likely reservoir with spillover

events to humans ? via consumption of bushmeat

Human to human transmission through exposure to infected blood/body fluids

Quick History of Ebola

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What does ebola look like?

• Myalgia• Joint pain• Fever• Sore throat• Fatigue• Abdominal pain• Rash• Vomiting• Diarrhea

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And how is it spread?

THIS is why we need to be worried about ebola.

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How the outbreak started

Sierra Leone

Liberia

Guinea

FIGURES – New cases reported by country

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Madrid, Spain

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Kenema Ebola Treatment Centre

Ebola

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Self Outbreak

Individual patient

… This is not as easy as it sounds

“Put on your own oxygen mask first”

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“Combination of all measures taken and activities implemented to reduce risk of transmitting infection”--- International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent

Infection Prevention and Control

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35Chlorine for all purposes…

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?? Questions

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