HISTORY

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First encountered in Africa, 1976

Original host was bats in West and Central Africa

2014 Ebola epidemic is the LARGEST in history

HOW CAN’T WE GET EBOLA?

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?

Fever

Diarrhoea

Headache

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EBOLA OUTBREAK

Through AIR

Through WATER

HOW CAN WE GET EBOLA?

Touching the blood or body fluids of a person who is sick with

or has died from Ebola.

Touching contaminated objects, like needles.

Touching infected fruit bats or primates (apes and

monkeys).

Vomiting

Stomach Pain

Weakness

Joint /Muscle ache

Lack of Appetite

STOPPING THE EBOLA OUTBREAK

Avoid Physical

contact with

Ebola patients-

alive or dead

Wash hands

regularly with soap

Handle animals

with

gloves/protective

clothing

Use

gloves/avoid

touching people

showing

symptoms

Cook all animal

bi products

thoroughly

Don’t forget to,

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FACTS AND THE CURRENT SITUATION

Ebola’s fatality rate is upto 90%.

Ebola virus is named after Ebola river, where the first

outbreaks occurred in 1976.

There is no yet proven treatment/vaccine for Ebola.

It is one of the deadliest virus and gives the most painful

death.

Ebola’s presence have not been evidently found in Asia, yet.

References: WHO & Centres for Disease, Control and Prevention(CDC).

FINDand diagnose patients

RESPOND Isolate patients; find and monitor patient contacts

Healthcare infection control, safe burial practices.PREVENT