Posted on 08/20/2014 11:17:47 AM PDT by Covenantor
Sierra Leone News: No health worker will die of Ebola again-WHO Coordinator
The WHO Coordinator in Kenema district has declared that no health worker will die in the country again because of Ebola infection.
Dr. Jackson Amone said his declaration comes against the backdrop of modalities being put in place to protect health workers. “We are sure of their protection this time round; we have educated them adequately on what to do which is insurance for them,” the Ugandan born doctor stated.
Dr. Amone was addressing the media at a press briefing held at the Unicef regional office in Kenema. The Ebola expert went on to recommend what he referred to as “social distancing” which requires not touching anybody, stopping handshakes. He implored all and sundry to desist from sex as much as possible. He also informed on the need for people to report suspicious cases early noting that there is considerable chance of people surviving the disease when they are reported early.
He explained that when someone recovers from the disease he or she should refrain from sex for at least six months or has the chance of infecting other people. He said the virus remains active in a discharged person’s blood for at least three months during which if the person has unprotected sex, he or she transmits the virus to the sex partner who then becomes infected. He warned that discharged persons from Ebola treatment centers should not have casual unprotected sex. “Studies have shown that the Ebola virus remains active in the semen of man Ebola survivor and in the breast milk of a woman Ebola survivor for at least three months following their discharge. Such people should demonstrate maximum restraint from sex and breastfeeding their babies,” Dr. Amone stated. He said Ebola is transmitted by torching, direct torching, getting in contact with the body fluids of patients such as blood, saliva, sweat, milk and semen. He warned patients discharged from Ebola treatment centers against all of these human wastes touching the body of other people.
Dr. Amone says there has been no confirm study showing that once you have contracted Ebola and you have survived you can mount an immunity that will stop you, that is why we say you need to protect yourself again. He disclosed that they have not got any vaccine against Ebola until we get the vaccine then it may be if you have contracted the Ebola then you can develop an Immunity against it, no study has never confirm that, so he advice that you keep safe.
He described viruses as very weak organisms that hardly survive outside their human body habitat. He maintained that whether it is HIV/ AIDS, the Bird Flu virus or Ebola virus, they are all very weak organisms. He said because of their nature, their transmission is very easy. “If you torch a patient, wash your hands immediately afterwards,” Dr. Amone warned, stating that they are easily killed by soap and chlorine. He however could not say how influential an environment determines how long a virus can live.
The District Medical Officer (DMO) Kenema, Dr. Mohamed Vandy describes Dr. Jackson Amone as a doctor with vast experience in Ebola outbreaks in his home country of Uganda, where he was a senior official in the Health Ministry.
He said since the arrival of the WHO expert he has held several meetings with health officials and staff on the ground to reassure them and rebuild their confidence level. He said the Ugandan has also conducted a number in-service trainings for nurses and other support staff attached to isolation and treatment centers.
By Saffa Moriba Tuesday August 19, 2014
Gives new meaning to the movie "One flu over the cuckoo's nest"
LOL, probably
Thanks for the ping!
Bring Out Your Dead
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
Kind of like voting.
But did they end that sentence with “Period”?
The problem with tossing around “absolutes” is that it only takes one “exception” to make you look like a fool.
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