What you must know about Ebola? And why? - 0 views
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healthkumbh on 11 Dec 14What you must know about Ebola? And why?In last few months, the world got frightened with the name, Ebola. Airports, tourist spots got cautious about entry of Ebola to local place. Everywhere foreign people got checked about Ebola. Ebola outbreak started in West Africa.This is not the first outbreak of Ebola, and the virus is also not recognized for first time. But this time in 2014, the outbreak got fatal to many people, and also involved more number of people than all past outbreaks.Countries which reported maximum number of cases are:1) Guinea2) Nigeria3) Liberia4) Sierra LeoneThere are 5 types of Ebola virus, and their prevalence and severity are different.1) Zairre Ebola virus : Found in maximum number of cases2) Sudan Ebola Virus: Second highest prevalence3) Bundibugyo Ebola virus: found in around 2% cases4) Reston Ebola Virus5) Tie forest Ebola virusEcology of Ebola:Fruit Bat is the natural reservoir of Ebola virusDuiker forest antelope and non-human primates also harbor Ebola.From all these animals, Ebola can spread to human.How Ebola gets transmitted to human?· Infected meat· Infected fruits· Contact with infected human / animals· Contact with infected dead body· Infected blood / urine / stool· Unprotected sex with infected personBut, Ebola does not get transmitted through water, food or air.What symptoms infected person show?Symptoms can appear within 2-21 days after infection.· Fever· Bleeding from mucus membrane and puncture sites (mucus membrane from nose, gums, gastrointestinal tract, vagina etc.)· Vomit (sometimes with blood)· &
