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How Is Ebola Virus Transmitted?
Question: hello doctor, I have received email from healthcaremagic about ebolo virus. i wanted to know more on this topic, Pls help.
Rgds, XXXXXX
Health Safety & Wellbeing
XXXXXXX
Rgds, XXXXXX
Health Safety & Wellbeing
XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
Ebola virus.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXX
I admire your positive look.
Ebola is a viral infection.
In can spread by skin contact and body fluids of infected animals like chimpanzee, monkeys or infected humans. It will not spread by air, food or water.
Infected people will develop following symptoms.
High fever, arthritis, body aches, sore throat, weakness, stomach pain in early stage.
If patient does not get treatment it can cause bleeding from inside the body and from eyes, ears which will be fatal.
Doctors would order for complete blood test, electrolytes, coagulation tests.
Treatment with IV fluids and electrolytes, oxygen and blood transfusion depends upon severity of condition and antibiotics to treat secondary infection. It can be prevented by avoiding contact with infected humans and animals.
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have any queries I will be happy to help you.
Thank you.
Ebola virus.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXX
I admire your positive look.
Ebola is a viral infection.
In can spread by skin contact and body fluids of infected animals like chimpanzee, monkeys or infected humans. It will not spread by air, food or water.
Infected people will develop following symptoms.
High fever, arthritis, body aches, sore throat, weakness, stomach pain in early stage.
If patient does not get treatment it can cause bleeding from inside the body and from eyes, ears which will be fatal.
Doctors would order for complete blood test, electrolytes, coagulation tests.
Treatment with IV fluids and electrolytes, oxygen and blood transfusion depends upon severity of condition and antibiotics to treat secondary infection. It can be prevented by avoiding contact with infected humans and animals.
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have any queries I will be happy to help you.
Thank you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
How viral is this in India? Just to check about the severity so that we can take precautions for employees.
Brief Answer:
So far no ebola virus in XXXXXXX
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXX,
I can understand your concern.
XXXXXXX Government is taking all precautions to prevent ebola viral infection by keeping all travellers under observation from infected area.
In XXXXXXX so far none of ebola virus case is registered.
You need not worry about this.
The only precaution is avoid contact with infected person.
Maintain hand hygeine. Avoid contact with who travels from infected countries.
If any of employee is suffering from symptoms as I have mentioned earlier, hospitalize them immediately.
Hope I have answered you query.
If you have any queries I will be happy to help you.
Thank you.
So far no ebola virus in XXXXXXX
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXX,
I can understand your concern.
XXXXXXX Government is taking all precautions to prevent ebola viral infection by keeping all travellers under observation from infected area.
In XXXXXXX so far none of ebola virus case is registered.
You need not worry about this.
The only precaution is avoid contact with infected person.
Maintain hand hygeine. Avoid contact with who travels from infected countries.
If any of employee is suffering from symptoms as I have mentioned earlier, hospitalize them immediately.
Hope I have answered you query.
If you have any queries I will be happy to help you.
Thank you.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
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