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There was Ebola Virus in Zaire (Democratic
Republic of Congo in 1976 and it was reported 318 human cases and 280 deaths.
It occurred in Yambuku and its surrounding area. At that time the diseases was
spread by close personal contact and by the use of contaminated needles and
syringes in hospital and clinics. The outbreak was the first recognition of the
disease. It went to other others like Sudan in 1976, Zaire back to Sudan 1979
and to the US in 1989 and 1990 but the two year they had an outbreak there were
only 4 human cases and it was reported that it was from monkeys imported from
the Philippines.
Now as the Virus is in West Africa most people do not know for sure the origins of the diseases, but they think that fruit bats are probably the naturally host for the virus. Others say it might be from monkeys and gorillas in Liberia. There is not much education done in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia about the Ebola Virus.
In Liberia, when a family member passes away due to EVD, the entire household is treated as suspected cases, hence stigmatized. Most of the “suspected cases” relocate to other communities where the information about their status is not known.
According to Dr. Joseph I. Kamara, professor of Anatomy at the Medical School in Sierra Leone advised that "prevention efforts should focus on avoiding contact with EVD".
The following precautions can help prevent the spread of Ebola.
Avoid traveling areas of known outbreak.
Wash your hands frequently.
Avoid "bush-meat”, for example, monkeys and bats
Avoid contact with infected persons
Follow infection control procedures
Do not handle remains. The bodies of our family members and other people who have died of Ebola disease are still contagious. Do not have any contact.
Now as the Virus is in West Africa most people do not know for sure the origins of the diseases, but they think that fruit bats are probably the naturally host for the virus. Others say it might be from monkeys and gorillas in Liberia. There is not much education done in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia about the Ebola Virus.
In Liberia, when a family member passes away due to EVD, the entire household is treated as suspected cases, hence stigmatized. Most of the “suspected cases” relocate to other communities where the information about their status is not known.
According to Dr. Joseph I. Kamara, professor of Anatomy at the Medical School in Sierra Leone advised that "prevention efforts should focus on avoiding contact with EVD".
The following precautions can help prevent the spread of Ebola.
Avoid traveling areas of known outbreak.
Wash your hands frequently.
Avoid "bush-meat”, for example, monkeys and bats
Avoid contact with infected persons
Follow infection control procedures
Do not handle remains. The bodies of our family members and other people who have died of Ebola disease are still contagious. Do not have any contact.
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