Oh no!
We were all praying the deadly Ebola
virus would not make it’s way to Nigeria,
but sadly it looks like the first recorded
case in the country has been detected.
According to UK’s Sky News a Liberian
man in his 40s has tested for the deadly
Ebola virus, in Lagos.
Officials of the government in a briefing
noted that the 40 year old Liberian is in a
private hospital in the Obalende area of the
State.
The officials also noted that the hospital
housing the Liberian has been cordoned off
and the victim isolated.
Ebola has killed 632 people across Guinea,
Liberia and Sierra Leone since an outbreak
began in February, straining a string of weak
health systems despite international help.
This would be the first recorded case of one
of the world’s deadliest diseases in Nigeria,
with 170 million people and some of Africa’s
least adequate health infrastructure.
Ebola is a human disease caused by ebola
viruses. Symptoms start two days to three
weeks after contracting the virus with a
fever, throat and muscle pains, and
headaches. There is then nausea, vomiting
and diarrhea along with decreased
functioning of the liver and kidneys. The
disease can be contacted when a person
comes into contact with the blood or bodily
fluids of an infected animal such as a monkey
or fruit bat.
There is no specific treatment for the virus
with efforts to help people including giving
the person either oral rehydration therapy or
intravenous fluids.
Measures that will help in stopping the
outbreak to include ; washing of hands often
with soap and water, avoiding close contact
with people who are sick and ensuring that
objects used by the sick are decontaminated
and properly disposed.
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