{"id":2012,"date":"2014-08-26T12:29:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T12:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2023-05-22T09:47:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T09:47:30","slug":"important-facts-ebola-virus-disease-evd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/important-facts-ebola-virus-disease-evd\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Facts About the Ebola virus disease (EVD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Introduction to EVD<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"1cc77f50-e1b0-421b-a119-bf353822ff34\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"1fb529e5-c4c2-4697-ae1a-f63538e50f8c\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"c21d8b29-e6c5-496b-a12a-645f33446c16\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">Ebola virus<\/span><\/span><\/span> is native to <span id=\"0c90279b-9451-499a-95c0-3075d93b61d2\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"48d45382-9815-4db3-9b6c-a78d5734581a\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"21033ad2-3ddf-49ca-bbfe-c181d115ba36\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">Aftrica<\/span><\/span><\/span>, where outbreaks have occurred irregularly for decades. Ebola virus lives in animal hosts and can spread from infected animals to humans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After that, this contagious infection can rapidly spread from one person to another, affecting entire communities at once.\u00a0<span id=\"66f95eb0-2908-4df7-915a-828dbb4c475b\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"9555abbc-95fd-4367-b665-7b217787eaec\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">Ebola virus<\/span><\/span> destroys the organs and immune system of the body once it spreads. Consequently, it finally decreases blood-clotting cells, which results in severe internal as well as external bleeding that is often uncontrollable.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Prevention of Ebola<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is no vaccine for the prevention of Ebola. However, there are many preventive measures that can be followed to lower the risk of infection. First and foremost, one must stay away from areas where the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ebola_virus\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ebola_virus', 'Ebola virus']);\" title=\"Ebola Virus | Wikipedia\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebola virus<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is found. This is the best and most effective way to prevent the entry of <span id=\"8afd2f70-5f05-4e99-b6ce-79140acce119\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"a940f708-42f6-4a1f-87cd-c0c363e3b039\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"2f297325-8c93-4a3f-99be-bec64da60fd6\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">ebola<\/span><\/span><\/span> virus in the body.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Health care workers need to follow strict hygiene rules because they often come in contact with people who may be infected. Hand hygiene and the use of protective equipments such as goggles, gloves and face masks are necessary to prevent transmission. During the initial stages of infection, when\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ebola_virus_disease\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ebola_virus_disease', 'Ebola signs and symptoms']);\" title=\"Ebola virus disease | Wikipedia\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebola signs and symptoms<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>are yet to appear, it is tough to judge whether a particular person has the Ebola disease or not. Hence, care should be maintained at all times despite a person\u2019s diagnosis.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Here is a summary of preventive measures:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Avoid known areas of outbreaks.\u00a0<\/strong>Always find out the current situation with regards to the outbreak of Ebola before travelling to any part of Africa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wash your hands.<\/strong>\u00a0Regular hand-washing is a good preventive measure for Ebola, as it is with most other contagious diseases. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based sanitizer which contains <span id=\"bfb281f5-b018-4c78-b9d4-e71b25150785\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"6c8b5e48-1cce-4f7f-8a2c-7b7757098507\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">atleast<\/span><\/span> 60% of alcohol.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid bush meat.<\/strong> Steer clear of consuming the blood, milk or meat of wild animals from local markets in developing countries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid contact with Ebola patients.<\/strong>\u00a0Any caregiver needs to strictly avoid contact with an infected person\u2019s tissues and body fluids. This primarily includes blood, saliva, vaginal secretions and semen. <span id=\"5213e2c6-bbad-4bb1-9491-35207a85d3f3\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"10fe7a23-d1d8-42c2-8de2-20849d678d7f\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">Ebola disease<\/span><\/span> becomes highly contagious as a person\u2019s illness progresses and reaches the later stages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow infection-control measures.<\/strong> Protective equipment such as masks, gloves, goggles and medical gowns are a <span id=\"85b7e8fd-07e7-4fbf-9f3f-cee3fe0d1a28\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"89b5dae8-17b8-4e43-9380-4e4cac555ffd\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">mus<\/span><\/span>-have for health care workers. Infected people should be isolated from others. All needles should be disposed right away after use and instruments should be kept sterilized.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t handle <span id=\"e82012df-214e-4060-981d-26a7de69aa62\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"261e99b7-1b29-4d05-a3c5-aae4a52c2043\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">remains<\/span><\/span>.<\/strong>\u00a0For burial services, specially trained teams with suitable safety gear should be contacted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ebola Facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are five types of Ebola virus: Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV), Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV), Reston ebolavirus (RESTV), Sudan <span id=\"518c4271-a053-42a1-ac1d-e82224ec711e\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"ed9ac548-95d0-41cb-bf0a-0b965719b145\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">ebolavirus<\/span><\/span> (SUDV) and Ta\u00ef Forest <span id=\"d8405bcd-270b-443b-9a71-602a6862f530\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"cbe78005-de62-4d21-bda9-19021c39f0ee\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">ebolavirus<\/span><\/span> (TAFV). RESTV is not known to cause the Ebola disease in human, which the other four are.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ebola virus was first seen in 1976 during two disastrous outbreaks in Africa. One of these was in a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo near the Ebola River, where the diseases <span id=\"cfab525e-2a3a-410c-8546-b578d46390be\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"d79e953b-3da7-4dfe-8e2e-f4df8d594a85\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">gets<\/span><\/span> its name from.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Central Africa and South Africa remain to be the only parts of the world to have serious Ebola cases. However, the virus can spread from one country to another through people who are travelling. Airline crews in the US are trained to scan people flying in from <span id=\"00278979-7f90-45cd-bccf-b538c572dd87\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"821a5856-bd3c-49c6-afc0-4b2cb9ba2cdd\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">Ebola<\/span><\/span>-affected places and look for any Ebola symptoms. Anyone who is suspected to have the infection is quarantined. Hence, the disease is prevented from reaching the US.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Causes of Ebola transmission<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Prevention-of-Ebola.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3338 size-full\" title=\"Ebola Virus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Prevention-of-Ebola.jpg\" alt=\"Prevention of Ebola\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Prevention-of-Ebola.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Prevention-of-Ebola-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Prevention-of-Ebola-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a> Compared to other viral diseases such as measles, influenza or colds, Ebola is not as much contagious. It spreads when a person comes in close contact with an infected animal, especially a fruit bat, monkey or chimp. Any contact with skin, blood and other bodily fluids can cause Ebola transmission<strong>.<\/strong> This is animal-to-human transmission. Similarly, the disease can spread from one infected human to another, that is, human-to-human transmission. A person who comes in close contact with an infected Ebola disease patient is likely to contract the disease via contaminated blood, body fluids or organs. Touching infected surfaces or needles can also be a cause of Ebola transmission. Hence, this puts health care workers and family members or <span id=\"ce443791-59d9-445a-845a-3ac97bb9767f\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"ed8f964b-9389-4806-b6ea-cf9563eb47eb\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">care takers<\/span><\/span> of Ebola patients at high risk. Even those who are involved in the burial process of a deceased Ebola patient are at high risk of getting the disease.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ebola cannot be transmitted from food, water or air. Also, a person who has <span id=\"34db447d-6280-4c47-a4a2-34dc7a28d9f9\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"2c04e83b-7bf4-462c-8419-99b98c476140\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">Ebola but<\/span><\/span> has no Ebola signs and symptoms cannot spread the Ebola disease.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Causes-of-Ebola-transmission.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3337\" title=\"Ebola Virus Signs and Symptoms\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Causes-of-Ebola-transmission.jpg\" alt=\"Causes of Ebola transmission\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Risk Factors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The risk of<strong> Ebola transmission<\/strong> is low in general. However, those in one of the following situations are at high risk:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Travelling to Africa:<\/strong> Those who are visiting or working in places where Ebola outbreaks have taken place.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conducting animal research:<\/strong>\u00a0Those who are conducting animal research on monkey and chimps from the Philippines or Africa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Providing personal or medical care:<\/strong>\u00a0Anyone who is taking care of infected patients, including family members looking after sick relatives and health care workers who do not use protective gear and preventive measures at all times.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preparing people for burial:<\/strong>\u00a0Preparing the bodies of deceased infected people increases the risk of Ebola transmission as <span id=\"b849e9c0-111a-4d4e-90a0-7a70628bc4b7\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"decc9038-c287-4a80-b228-92ddb4df71f6\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">bodies<\/span><\/span> of those who died of Ebola are contagious even after death.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ebola signs and symptoms<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During <span id=\"b6f7a9f5-37b0-4a4a-aa2c-89357dd7db1a\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"39db4acb-b6b3-4a9c-8815-62cf46a4819d\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">initial stages<\/span><\/span>, Ebola disease can come across as flu or other viral illness. It takes around 2 to 21 days from the time of infection for the symptoms of Ebola to show up. The following are some of the most common Ebola signs and symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>High fever<\/li>\n<li>Headache<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"f723561f-2640-4b4a-ba83-161bcb62705e\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">Vomitting<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Joint and muscle pain<\/li>\n<li>Sore throat<\/li>\n<li>Rashes<\/li>\n<li>Acute weakness<\/li>\n<li>Stomach <span id=\"b0c245df-1e9b-424e-a920-5f7478784713\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"db410f1c-94e2-4729-800d-cc3cadeb2357\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">ache<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Loss of appetite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Internal and external bleeding <span id=\"fa53acc4-6bb0-4c23-9ad9-13096a9b763a\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"749a7bc7-271a-4e54-82f6-4f974e6cfaab\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">is<\/span><\/span> yet another symptom of Ebola. The onset of this symptom occurs when the disease worsens. Externally, bleeding could be from the nose, ears and eyes. Some patients suffer from bloody diarrhea or have blood in cough or vomit.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Complications<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the Ebola hemorrhagic <span id=\"69e20ce9-7ee9-4ccc-93de-655324c6b022\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"faca25d0-892e-43d9-889c-dad370a2f953\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">fevers<\/span><\/span> progresses and the disease worsens, the following situations are likely to occur:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Multiple organ failure<\/li>\n<li>Severe bleeding<\/li>\n<li>Seizures<\/li>\n<li>Jaundice<\/li>\n<li>Coma<\/li>\n<li>Delirium<\/li>\n<li>Shock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The virus breaks down the immune system and its ability to form a <span id=\"fe505b69-51e4-4be9-b63b-c3a643b995ae\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"b4d7e100-691b-4ebb-a01f-96f27e1a0498\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">defence<\/span><\/span>, which is why it ends up being fatal in most cases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For those who manage to survive, full recovery can take a long time. The Ebola virus continues to remain in the body for weeks and it generally takes months to regain strength. People who are slowly recovering from the Ebola disease can experience the following:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Sensory changes<\/li>\n<li>Liver inflammation<\/li>\n<li>Fatigue and weakness<\/li>\n<li>Headaches<\/li>\n<li>Eye inflammation<\/li>\n<li>Hair loss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Diagnosis of Ebola disease<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes, Ebola signs and symptoms are not enough to tell if someone has <span id=\"5317ca40-59dd-478b-98c4-9c9236af4f39\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"f81ac140-4144-49f0-9512-b3ecabfb8722\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">Ebola disease<\/span><\/span> or not. The symptoms of Ebola are similar to those of other disease. So firstly, doctors rule out the possibility of other diseases such as malaria, cholera, typhoid fever, plague, hepatitis, leptospirosis, <span id=\"0b6bd5e3-000a-49a9-8f12-756db136aeb5\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"46fcec2a-c6a8-4259-8559-2c0a0ea68e00\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">shigellosis<\/span><\/span>, <span id=\"a7961b69-34d4-437d-8684-be7b48faf4cc\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"5e9db16b-68cf-4daf-ade8-b72a887bfb40\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">rickettsiosis<\/span><\/span>, meningitis, relapsing fever and other viral <span id=\"fae989a8-3974-4122-a8e6-7e78c9a59017\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"b4862712-ed19-4c9f-a583-d726a368e5b2\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">haemorrhagic<\/span><\/span> fevers. Blood and tissue tests can also help in the diagnosis of Ebola disease. Some of the tests conducted in labs to diagnose the disease include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>ELISA<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"0404f5f0-f338-4cd3-83cf-284e6d346259\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"1682c3bb-f37c-4150-8b23-db830693c6dc\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">antigen<\/span><\/span> detection tests<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"f4a66003-a8ec-46c3-87f1-1b62e9c85049\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"ddb90f88-b2ee-41fb-bae4-3ce3084c5224\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">serum<\/span><\/span> neutralization test<\/li>\n<li>RT-PCR assay<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"58e0c031-2114-479a-882a-2134f01711b1\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"bb24d266-56c2-461c-8851-756792aa232a\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">electron<\/span><\/span> microscopy<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"4d959db6-254f-4cfb-8c3f-c6b659821694\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"d93bf3eb-0be5-4040-8b85-37420397cba4\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">virus<\/span><\/span> isolation by cell culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People who are diagnosed with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vhf\/ebola\/symptoms\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vhf\/ebola\/symptoms\/', 'Ebola disease']);\" title=\"Ebola Signs and symptoms \"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span id=\"320bb80b-5bad-4a07-8de7-3b3fee19a2ba\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"1bf08671-7a54-41d4-9d11-31993e5370df\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">Ebola disease<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> are immediately isolated from others to prevent further spread of the disease.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ebola virus Treatment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While studies are underway, there is currently no cure for Ebola, nor are there any antiviral medications or vaccines against Ebola virus. An experimental serum is used for Ebola treatment to wipe out infected cells <span id=\"68981312-c63a-40f3-a580-99617eb5f84c\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"><span id=\"80a4ac98-7e1e-4b91-ab9e-bcb7dd9f5b37\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">form<\/span><\/span> a patient\u2019s body.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ebola patients require intensive supportive care. The symptoms of Ebola are medically managed by the following means:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Providing fluids and electrolytes<\/li>\n<li>Providing Oxygen<\/li>\n<li>Maintaining blood pressure with medication<\/li>\n<li>Blood transfusions<\/li>\n<li>Treatment for other infections that develop during illness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now that you know what the causes and preventive measures are, keep your family and friends informed too! 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