Despite low transmission risk with Ebola, travelers and workers in affected areas should take necessary precautionary measures. Reduced risk arises from the fact that a person must be exposed to body fluids directly or indirectly to contract the disease. Ebola protection measures and guidelines stipulate that a person should keep away from vomit, semen, feces, urine and blood from an infected person. Victims who have succumbed to the disease are also likely to transmit the virus.
A person who displays signs such as body aches, diarrhea, high fever and joint pains should seek immediate medical assistance. Hemorrhaging should also be reported at the earliest opportunity. Immediate action includes isolation and specific professional treatment with the aim of increasing the rate of survival.
People with broken skin or mucus membranes should take caution when working in an Ebola infested environment. Indirect contact through body fluids and blood is an effective way of transmitting the disease. Dangerous equipment for indirect contact include contaminated goggles, gloves, bed linen and masks. Sex is prohibited for male victims who have recovered until seven weeks are over.
Workers in the health care industry must use adequate protective gear when handling patients and contaminated materials. They also must follow strict recommended measures by health institutions for prevention and control purposes. These measures include covering every part of the body with appropriate gear and following treatment procedures stipulated.
Health workers are warned to be wary of such risks as stigma, long strenuous working hours, psychological distress and violence when working in affected areas. There is a danger of excessive heat from the protective gear. Ergonomic challenges arise from lifting loads and bodies within the facility.
Diseases that display similar symptoms include malaria, cholera, rickettsipsis and typhoid fever. Relapsing hepatitis, viral hemorrhagic fever and shingellosis may be confused with this disease. This calls for qualified medical assistance and attention whenever a person is suspected to have contracted this disease. The facility used must be well equipped and manned by qualified and specialized staff.
The risk is heightened for care givers at home as well as health workers working in ill equipped environments. In this category are family members, traditional healers as well as midwives. Rituals and burial rites that require direct contact with body fluids of the dead increase the risk of infection.
Travelers to areas where the disease has been reported are exposed to a lower risk considering transmission modes. Only direct or indirect contact can cause transmission. Contact with dead animals that succumbed to the disease is a sure way to contract it.
Workers in the transport industry, travelers and flight crews must take necessary measures. This includes individuals working in ports, airports and on the ground. It is dangerous if you are exposed to a victim with full blow conditions. This may happen on air or on the ground. A person who suspects such contact should talk to his travel agency.
Knowledge is vital in preventing and controlling this viral disease at any work place. All persons involved must understand its nature include transmission and spread. Rapid medical attention must be sort immediately signs of infection are displayed. Visitors returning from countries where this disease has been reported should monitor their condition for 21 days after arrival.
A person who displays signs such as body aches, diarrhea, high fever and joint pains should seek immediate medical assistance. Hemorrhaging should also be reported at the earliest opportunity. Immediate action includes isolation and specific professional treatment with the aim of increasing the rate of survival.
People with broken skin or mucus membranes should take caution when working in an Ebola infested environment. Indirect contact through body fluids and blood is an effective way of transmitting the disease. Dangerous equipment for indirect contact include contaminated goggles, gloves, bed linen and masks. Sex is prohibited for male victims who have recovered until seven weeks are over.
Workers in the health care industry must use adequate protective gear when handling patients and contaminated materials. They also must follow strict recommended measures by health institutions for prevention and control purposes. These measures include covering every part of the body with appropriate gear and following treatment procedures stipulated.
Health workers are warned to be wary of such risks as stigma, long strenuous working hours, psychological distress and violence when working in affected areas. There is a danger of excessive heat from the protective gear. Ergonomic challenges arise from lifting loads and bodies within the facility.
Diseases that display similar symptoms include malaria, cholera, rickettsipsis and typhoid fever. Relapsing hepatitis, viral hemorrhagic fever and shingellosis may be confused with this disease. This calls for qualified medical assistance and attention whenever a person is suspected to have contracted this disease. The facility used must be well equipped and manned by qualified and specialized staff.
The risk is heightened for care givers at home as well as health workers working in ill equipped environments. In this category are family members, traditional healers as well as midwives. Rituals and burial rites that require direct contact with body fluids of the dead increase the risk of infection.
Travelers to areas where the disease has been reported are exposed to a lower risk considering transmission modes. Only direct or indirect contact can cause transmission. Contact with dead animals that succumbed to the disease is a sure way to contract it.
Workers in the transport industry, travelers and flight crews must take necessary measures. This includes individuals working in ports, airports and on the ground. It is dangerous if you are exposed to a victim with full blow conditions. This may happen on air or on the ground. A person who suspects such contact should talk to his travel agency.
Knowledge is vital in preventing and controlling this viral disease at any work place. All persons involved must understand its nature include transmission and spread. Rapid medical attention must be sort immediately signs of infection are displayed. Visitors returning from countries where this disease has been reported should monitor their condition for 21 days after arrival.
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