How To Prevent Yourself From Being Infected With Ebola

Ebola virus outbreak

Many people feared traveling down to the Democratic Republic of Congo, due to the recent concern of Ebola outbreak, which “is continuing with moderate intensity,” according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Ebola virus disease is a severe illness with no licensed vaccine to protect people from the infection and with a high fatality rate. At the time of this report, according to WHO 529 deaths and 257 survivors have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Although it is difficult to stop the spread of Ebola because it moves from one person to another through the blood or body fluids or organs of a person or animal with the infection, there are measures to prevent oneself or loved ones from picking up the deadly virus;

• Practice good hygiene by washing your hands often with soap, hand sanitizer or cleaner containing at least 60percent of alcohol.
• Make sure fruits and vegetables are appropriately cleaned and peeled before you eat them.
• Avoid eating or touching dead and raw animals like wild meat, bush meat, primates, and bats.
• Stay away from mines, bats and where other rodents may live.
• Avoid contact with blood and body fluids such as saliva, urine, feces, breastmilk, semen, virginal fluids and vomit.
• Avoid items that may have come in contact with infected person’s body fluid or blood such as clothes, bedding, needles, medical equipment and many more
• Importantly, seek medical care immediately when you identify Ebola infection and after returning from areas affected with Ebola, monitor your health for 21days and seek medical attention.