Ebola Spreads Scare: Call for Awareness and Precaution
The world is on high alert following recent news that an Ebola victim died a
few days after arriving in Nigeria, from Liberia. There isn’t clear information
regarding whether or not the deceased man, Patrick Sawyer, came into direct
contact with other passengers, or any other people during his flights, or wait
period at the airport. Witnesses said that Sawyer was vomiting and had diarrhea
aboard a plane carrying at least 50 other passenger. Health care officials are
now in pursuit of tracking down passengers and flight attendants of the flights
who may have been exposed to Sawyer.
This uncertainty caused a raise of concerns in Ebola outbreak
worldwide, especially through international travels. Countries are advised to increase
passenger screenings upon arrival, and put person with fever under a medical
quarantine. Given the nature of international travelers coming into the
country, Bali especially, the Health Ministry of Indonesia called for awareness
and anticipation of the risk of Ebola spreads. Hospitals are said to have been
prepared for early screenings of symptoms, quarantine facilities, and Bali
especially have installed a number of thermal scanners on the island’s airport
to detect passenger’s body temperature. WHO have also released a Global Travel
Warnings to known countries where Ebola outbreaks detected, namely Guinea,
Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leonne. Any unnecessary travels to these countries
should be avoided.
Ebola could be transmitted from one person to another via direct contact of the
bodily fluids, included but not limited to, saliva, sweats, blood, and urine.
Incubation period could take up to 21 days before an infected person started
showing symptoms and becoming contagious. Typical symptoms presented in Ebola
cases are sudden onset of fever, extreme fatigue, muscle pain, headache, sore
throat, followed by vomiting, diarrhea, organ failure, and in some cases
internal and external bleeding.
As of now, no known cases have been detected in other countries outside West
Africa, however, preventative actions and precautions are advised. For more
details on Ebola Outbreaks and Updates, visit www.who.int
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