Ebola Awareness presentation for teachers in some schools

1. Ebola Virus Infection
By: Mrs. Amina Y. S Adamu

2. EBola Virus Infection

3. Ebola is a new disease in Nigeria. It kills
people if treatment is not given early,
when the symptoms are first noticed.
It spreads quickly from person to person.

4. In Nigeria many people have been
infected is dangerous and kill in short
time, it can be prevented.

5. How is Ebola spread?
Ebola Virus is spread by:
Contact with infected bush-animals
( mostly monkeys and bats)
Direct contact with body fluids:

6. Blood, vomiting, sweat, tears, saliva, urine,
feces
Breast milk and runny nose from infected
person.

8. What Are the Symptoms of Ebola?
Early on, Ebola can feel like the flu or other
illnesses. Symptoms show up 2 to 21 days
after infection and usually include:
High fever (38.6 0C or 101.5 0f)
Headache
Joint and muscle aches

9. Sore throat
Weakness
Stomach pain
Lack of appetite

10. Incubation period
2-21 days
(8-10 day most common)

11. Prevention
Early detection technique
Barrier nursing technique
1. wearing of protection cloth mask, gloves,
Google, gowns.
2. Using infection control measures.
3. Isolating patients with Ebola.

12. Do not eat fruit that have been partly eaten by bats.
Good hygiene
Always wash hands with soap after
touching sick people.
Contact Ebola help line : 07080601101
Awareness

13. Always wash hands with soap

14. Stop eating bush meat or bat meat

15. Avoid unnecessary visit to hospital.
Do not admit first aids unless you know the
person sickness.

16. Treatment
ØProviding intravenous fluids and
balancing electrolyte (body salt)
ØMaintaining Oxygen status and
blood pressure.
ØTreating other infection if occur.