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Simple steps to control and prevent the spread of Ebola virus
Control and prevention of the Ebola virus depend on breaking the chain of transmission through strict hygiene, isolation, safe burials, and public health tracking, guided by recommendations from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and Ministry of Health in Lagos State
At Solid Rock, we have come up with Simple steps to control and prevent the spread of the Ebola virus :
Your Personal and Community Prevention
• Wash hands often
• Avoid body fluids
• Avoid contaminated items
• Skip bushmeat and other related exposed meat and fish.
• Practice safe burials.
• Monitor your health: Watch for symptoms (fever, fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea, bleeding) for 21 days if you traveled from an outbreak area. Call the NCDC or local health hotlines immediately if symptoms appear (in Nigeria, dial 6232).
If you are in Lagos State, dial following free toll numbers for further assistance 112 or 767
Control, Prevention and Healthcare
• Isolate patients
• Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Contact tracing: Public health teams identify and monitor everyone who had contact with an infected person for 21 days.
• Vaccination: Vaccines like Ervebo are used to protect high-risk groups and stop the spread of the Zaire ebolavirus strain.
• Supportive treatment: Patients receive rehydration (fluids and electrolytes) and FDA-approved treatments like Inmazeb or Ebanga.
• At Solid Rock, we recommend surface disinfection (wet spraying or wiping) using specific chemical disinfectants.
Kindly note that Ebola is not airborne; it spreads through direct contact with infected bodily fluids (blood, vomit, feces, saliva) or contaminated surfaces/objects.
The Ebola virus can survive on dry surfaces for several hours, and up to several days to a couple of weeks depending on the surface material and environmental conditions.
Proper control relies on physical cleaning, targeted surface disinfection with chlorine/bleach sprays, hand hygiene, and personal protective equipment (PPE)
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