How to prevent the spread of Ebola virus infection

Wash your hands often with soap, avoid contact with animals at high risk of Ebola virus infection . to prevent spreading the disease.

The Ebola epidemic reappeared in West Africa since March and is out of control so many countries are worried. The World Health Organization (WHO) says there are now more than 1,300 cases and 729 deaths in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Mortality rate is about 55%.

To avoid spreading the disease to Vietnam, the Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, recommends Ebola prevention as follows:

How Ebola virus infects people

Ebola virus is transmitted from animals to humans when in close contact with infected blood and secretions of infected animals; human-to-human transmission due to direct contact with blood, body secretions (stool, urine, saliva, semen) of infected people, or scratches on healthy skin and mucosa exposed to contaminated environments with secretions of infected people (contaminated clothes, bed sheets or used needles).

People at high risk of this virus

In the epidemic of dengue fever caused by Ebola virus, high-risk groups of viral infections include:

- Family members or people who have close contact with infected people.

- People who attend funeral ceremonies come in direct contact with the body of the person who died from Ebola virus infection.

- Hunters contact animals that die due to Ebola virus infection in the forest.

- Medical staff.

The world is facing the risk of Ebola epidemic spreading.(Photo: journeyinlife.net)

Signs of symptoms and symptoms of Ebola virus disease

- People with Ebola virus disease often show symptoms such as sudden fever, prolonged fatigue, muscle pain, headache, sore throat.

- Followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, kidney failure, and liver failure.

- Some cases of internal bleeding and external bleeding.

- Incubation period from 2 to 21 days.

Patients are easily contagious as soon as symptoms begin.

When to see a doctor

You should go to a medical facility immediately if you live in an Ebola-infected area or in contact with an infected or suspected Ebola virus infection and when symptoms begin to appear.

Any suspected case should be immediately notified to the nearest health authority and medical attention to reduce the risk of death. Control of transmission of the disease and immediate implementation of infection prevention measures.

Treatment for dengue fever caused by Ebola virus

Patients with Ebola hemorrhagic fever need to be actively treated, rehydrated with oral electrolytes or intravenous fluids. There is currently no specific treatment for this disease. Many patients have recovered after getting proper medical care.

To control the transmission of the virus, people who are infected or suspected of being infected should be isolated from other patients in the medical facility and treated by medical staff with adherence to infection control measures. recommended.

What to do to prevent Ebola virus infection

There is currently no preventive vaccine for Ebola virus. Increasing awareness of disease risk factors and current preventive measures for people is the only way to reduce the number of cases and deaths.

Because Ebola virus is transmitted from human to human, the following measures can be taken to prevent infection and limit or cut the path of transmission:

- Understand the characteristics of diseases, transmission lines and disease prevention measures.

- If you suspect someone is infected with the Ebola virus, encourage them and help them come to the medical facility for medical examination and treatment.

- If you intend to take care of patients with Ebola virus at home, it is necessary to inform health workers to be provided with gloves, personal protective equipment and instructions on how to take care of patients, how to protect the village. body and family are not infected, how to destroy vehicles after use.

- When visiting patients in a hospital or caring for patients at home, wash their hands with soap or antiseptic after contacting the sick person, or contacting with body fluids or touching human objects sick.

- Avoid contact with animals at high risk of Ebola virus infection such as fruit bats, monkeys, or gibbons . in areas with tropical forests.

- Do not slaughter infected animals.

- Meat and soup of animals should be cooked thoroughly before eating.

- Travelers should avoid any contact with infected people. If ever in areas where new cases have been reported, it is advisable to follow up on the symptoms of the disease, and immediately go to the medical facility if there are signs of the first disease.