A Study on the Ebola Virus
OGUN STATE COLLEGE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY, ILESE-IJEBU
A PROPOSAL ON THE MEASURE TAKEN BY HEALTH WORKERS TOWARD PREVENTION OF EBOLA DISEASE VIRUS
THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND MATRICULATION NUMBER ARE INCLUDED:
S/N NAME MATRIC NO
1. LAWAL YUSIRAT MOTUNRAYO 14646
2. ODUGBEMI GBENGA AKANBI 15655
3. ODUNBAKU ODUNNAYO.O 15379
4. ODUKOYA MUIBAT AYODELE 15465
SUPERVISOR
DR. ROSIJI COMFORT OLUWASEYI
PROPOSAL FOR THE MEASURE TAKEN BY HEALTH WORKERS TOWARD PREVENTION OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE (A CASE STUDY OF GENERAL HOSPITAL IJEBU ODE)
Introduction:
Background of study
Ebola virus disease (Ebola or EVD) is a severe, often fatal disease that was first detected near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1976. Originating in animals, EVD is spread to and among humans through contact with the blood, secretions, organs, or other bodily fluids of those infected. It is not transmitted through the air. On March 22, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 49 people had contracted EVD in Guinea, West Africa, and 29 of them had died. As of mid-August, the virus had quickly spread to Liberia, SierrabLeone, and Nigeria.
The Ebola virus that is circulating in West Africa is not new, but the current Ebola outbreak has infected and killed more people than all previous Ebola outbreaks combined. As of August 20, 2014, the WHO reported that 2,615 people had contracted the disease, of whom over 1,427 have died, slightly less than the combined cases (2,387) and deaths (1,590) from previous outbreaks.
Although there are no drugs proven to prevent or treat EBV, health experts know how to contain it. The disease is spreading, however, because the health systems in the affected countries are illequipped to undertake requisite containment and disease surveillance measures. Years of neglect and armed conflict have weakened infrastructures, including health systems, in the affected countries, most prominently in Sierra Leone and Liberia. WHO estimated
A PROPOSAL ON THE MEASURE TAKEN BY HEALTH WORKERS TOWARD PREVENTION OF EBOLA DISEASE VIRUS
THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND MATRICULATION NUMBER ARE INCLUDED:
S/N NAME MATRIC NO
1. LAWAL YUSIRAT MOTUNRAYO 14646
2. ODUGBEMI GBENGA AKANBI 15655
3. ODUNBAKU ODUNNAYO.O 15379
4. ODUKOYA MUIBAT AYODELE 15465
SUPERVISOR
DR. ROSIJI COMFORT OLUWASEYI
PROPOSAL FOR THE MEASURE TAKEN BY HEALTH WORKERS TOWARD PREVENTION OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE (A CASE STUDY OF GENERAL HOSPITAL IJEBU ODE)
Introduction:
Background of study
Ebola virus disease (Ebola or EVD) is a severe, often fatal disease that was first detected near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1976. Originating in animals, EVD is spread to and among humans through contact with the blood, secretions, organs, or other bodily fluids of those infected. It is not transmitted through the air. On March 22, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 49 people had contracted EVD in Guinea, West Africa, and 29 of them had died. As of mid-August, the virus had quickly spread to Liberia, SierrabLeone, and Nigeria.
The Ebola virus that is circulating in West Africa is not new, but the current Ebola outbreak has infected and killed more people than all previous Ebola outbreaks combined. As of August 20, 2014, the WHO reported that 2,615 people had contracted the disease, of whom over 1,427 have died, slightly less than the combined cases (2,387) and deaths (1,590) from previous outbreaks.
Although there are no drugs proven to prevent or treat EBV, health experts know how to contain it. The disease is spreading, however, because the health systems in the affected countries are illequipped to undertake requisite containment and disease surveillance measures. Years of neglect and armed conflict have weakened infrastructures, including health systems, in the affected countries, most prominently in Sierra Leone and Liberia. WHO estimated