The signs and symptoms of Ebola virus disease

Epidemic of dengue fever caused by Ebola virus is becoming a fear of the world. Many people are confused about whether to move during this time?

Ebola haemorrhagic fever is reappearing and causes epidemics, killing many people in Angola in Africa. Although there have been many studies, so far, the understanding of this virus is still limited.

Here are the questions many people care about the path of Ebola virus transmission and how to prevent it.

1. The path of Ebola virus transmission to humans

Ebola infection is an acute condition, so there is no condition for healthy people to carry the virus.

Ebola virus is transmitted from animals to humans when in close contact with infected blood and secretions of infected animals. In Africa, viruses are transmitted when healthy people come into contact with animals such as chimpanzees, gollzia, fruit-eating bats, monkeys, antelopes and sickly, deadly porcupines or rainforest animals.

Ebola virus is transmitted from person to person by direct contact with blood, body secretions (stool, urine, saliva, semen) of infected people, or scratches on the skin or mucous membranes of people Healthy contact with the environment is contaminated with secretions of infected people (contaminated clothes, bed sheets or used needles).

Health workers are at risk of catching Ebola virus when taking care of patients with or suspected to have this disease without proper protective measures. Health officials should be equipped with basic knowledge about the point of disease, transmission and strict adherence to recommended infection prevention measures.

2. People with the highest risk of Ebola virus infection

In an epidemic of dengue fever caused by Ebola virus, the following subjects are at high risk of infection including:

- 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.

3. Signs and symptoms of Ebola virus disease

People with Ebola virus disease often show the following symptoms: sudden fever, prolonged fatigue, muscle pain, headache, sore throat. Followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, kidney failure, and liver failure. Some cases have internal bleeding and external bleeding. The incubation period is from 2 to 21 days.

Patients are easily contagious as soon as symptoms begin.

4. During the Ebola outbreak, should I go on business and travel?

During the epidemic, the World Health Organization regularly monitors and evaluates the public health situation. Until now (August 1, 2014), no recommendations on travel restrictions and international trade.

The risk of infection for travelers is very low, because the disease is transmitted from person to person through direct contact with body secretions or excretions of infected people.

For business travelers and travelers, the World Health Organization has the following recommendations

- Avoid any contact with infected people.

- Health workers working in affected areas need to strictly follow the guidelines on infection prevention.

- If you have been in areas where new cases have been reported, it is advisable to monitor for symptoms of the disease, and immediately go to a medical facility if the first signs of illness appear.

- Health care staff returning travelers from affected areas if similar symptoms appear, consider the possibility of being infected with Ebola virus.