The truth needs to know about the Ebola epidemic

Ebola epidemic is spreading in many countries around the world. The number of people killed and infected is increasing day by day. However, this disease still does not have vaccines to prevent and confuse people.

Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF) is one of many viral hemorrhagic fever. It is a highly fatal disease that often occurs in humans and gorillas, chimpanzees and chimpanzees. Ebolavius ​​species were first discovered in 1976 in the present-day Democratic Republic of Congo, near the banks of the Ebola River. Since then, epidemics appear sparse.

Ebola HF disease is caused by a virus of the Filoviridae family, genus Ebolavirus . There are 5 types of Ebolarius viruses. Four of the 5 viruses are capable of causing illness in humans: Ebola virus (Zaire Ebolavirus); Sudan virus (Sudan Ebolavirus); Tai Forest virus (Tai Forest Ebolavirus, formerly Coote d'Ivoire ebolavirus) and Bundibugyo virus (Bundibugyo Ebolavirus). The fifth virus, Reston (Reston Ebolavirus), causes disease only in primates, not threatening humans.

Symptoms of Ebola include fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, physical exhaustion, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, and poor appetite. Some people may have symptoms of rash, red eyes, hiccups, cough, sore throat, chest pain, difficulty breathing, swallowing, bleeding inside and outside the body. The symptoms appear about 2-21 days after exposure to the virus, usually after 8-10 days.

The treatment for Ebola dengue is still limited , including: water balance and electrolytes for patients, maintaining oxygen and blood pressure, handling complex infections. Treatment of Ebola is important but also a big challenge because it is difficult to detect the disease in the early stages with symptoms such as headache and fever.

Preventing Ebola is not a simple thing , because we still do not know for sure exactly how Ebola virus gets into the human body, there are very few preventive measures at present. People with the disease are completely isolated from other people, health workers exposed to patients must wear protective clothing, medical masks, gloves, goggles . All equipment must be removed coincide.