ebola virus awareness in indian context

1. EBOLA
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
WHAT IS EBOLA
ONE OF THE
DEADLIEST
VIRUS KNOWN
TO MAN
2000 people
have died
No vaccine
and no
treatment are
available
Cause severe
illness with
bleeding
Highly
contagious
What ARE THE SYMPTOMS??
Early symptoms :
Fever
Nausea
Headache
Tiredness
Late symptoms :
Vomiting
Diarrhoea
Coughing
Bleeding
Transmission :
When an infection does occur in humans, the virus can be spread in several
ways to others. The virus is spread through direct contact
A sick person's blood or body fluids (urine, saliva, feces, vomit)
Objects (such as needles) that have been contaminated with infected body fluids
Infected animals(like bats)
Healthcare workers and the family and friends in close contact with Ebola
patients are at the highest risk
What the person should do if coming from
infected area?
Indian government has installed machines at several
international airports in the country to detect the
presence of Ebola virus among people, who are
returning home in large numbers from the affected
African countries.
Check your temperature twice daily with a thermometer
in your mouth and record the results.
If possible, do not take medications that may reduce
fever. Consult a health care provider.
If you develop a fever of 101 F or greater, or any symptoms that may
suggest Ebola virus disease:
Avoid physical contact with others
Call the 24 h emergency helpline no. (011)-23061469, 3205 and 1302.
Or one can go to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in Delhi.
If going to the hospital, call ahead to the emergency department and
advise them of your travel history and symptoms
Do not take public transportation. Take a private vehicle, or if very ill,
call an ambulance and advise them of your travel history and symptoms
Precautions to take when visiting the area of epidemic
Practice careful hygiene. Avoid contact with blood and body fluids.
Do not handle items that may have come in contact with an infected
person’s blood or body fluids.
Avoid funeral or burial rituals that require handling the body of
someone who has died from Ebola.
Avoid hospitals where Ebola patients are being treated.
After you return, monitor your health for 21 days and seek medical care
immediately if you develop symptoms of Ebola.
Don’t panic  be prepared
No case of
Ebola has been
reported till yet