EBOLA WITH IN

Formally known as ebola hemorrhagic fever but now referred to as ebola virus disease.

There are only five or six types of ebola virus, four of them found to have caused the disease in humans

It is a rare and deadly disease in people and non human primates.( According to CDC). Other animals include monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees.

The six types include;

*Species Zaire ebolavirus

*Species Sudan ebolavirus

*Species Tai Forest ebolavirus (Cote D'Ivoire ebolavirus)

*Species Bundibugyo ebolavirus

*Species Reston ebolavirus

*Species bombali ebolavirus

Of these only four (Zaire, Sudan, Tai Forest and Bundibugyo viruses)cause the disease in people.

   Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976 near Ebola River in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Transmission!

According to CDC scientists think people are initially infected with ebolavirus through contact with infected animal such as fruit bats.

After then,the virus spreads from person to person potentially affecting a large number per outbreak.

The virus spreads through direct contact;

-blood or body of fluids (urine,saliva,sweat,feaces, vomit,breast milk,semen, amniotic fluid)

-objects eg clothes,beddings, needles, medical equipment

-infected fruit bats or non human primates eg apes and monkeys.

When people become infected with ebolavirus,they do not start developing signs or symptoms right away. This period is known as incubation period.

A person can only spread ebola to other people after the onset of signs and symptoms.

Signs And Symptoms.

These appear two to twenty one (2_21)days after contact with the virus.

Fever

Aches and pains

Weakness and fatigue

Sore throat

Skin rash and hiccups

Loss of appetite

Gastrointestinal symptoms

Unexplained bleeding

Red eyes

 The cause of death is due to low blood pressure from fluid loss,this occurs between 6_16 days from first symptoms.

Ebola in Uganda

Ebola was first declared for the latest outbreak on 20th September 2022, and the first cases with in the few months were 43 including the 29deaths across five districts.

This kind of ebola is the species Sudan ebolavirus.

For the reason we are all concerned, please take care to understand the preventive methods of this deadly disease.