Rizal Philippine | October 16, 2014
From Guardian October 14, 2014
Ebola is highly infectious, deadly without no known cure but its spread can be prevented. Universal rules of hygiene are just be observed to avoid its spread.
Ebola is spread via contact and body fluids: stool, blood, urine (but not sweat) and its contact with mouth, open wound or other mucosa can cause infection. Washing of hands, use of masks and gloves are necessary if we want to be near Ebola patients..
Could Ebola be spread by air ? Studies are inconclusive?
Could Ebola used as bioweapon? If it can be spread airborne, then it can be used as bio weapon. But it should not be thought of at his moment. Just this natural spread is all ready difficult to handle and causing untold torment and difficulties. There are now thousand orphans in West Africa and no one seems to care for them because of fear of risk of infection
Simple sanitation and hygiene can be the best way to combat Ebola like washing hands, avoiding contact with returnees from places known to have Ebola..
No kissing, no shaking of hands, no sex.... (better dead?) Ebola virus can stay in semen for 70 to 90 days
Washing hands and improving hygiene is one of the best ways to fight the virus
Avoid contact with Ebola patients and their bodily fluids, the WHO advises. Do not touch anything - such as shared towels - which could have become contaminated in a public place.
Carers should wear gloves and protective equipment, such as masks, and wash their hands regularly.
The WHO also warns against consuming raw bushmeat and any contact with infected bats or monkeys and apes. Fruit bats in particular are considered a delicacy in the area of Guinea where the outbreak started.
In March, Liberia's health minister advised people to stop having sex, in addition to existing advice not to shake hands or kiss. The WHO says men can still transmit the virus through their semen for up to seven weeks after recovering from Ebola.
It has been found out that Ebola virus is can last up to 70 to 90 days in convalescent males
""In a convalescent male, the virus can persist in semen for at least 70 days; one study suggests persistence for more than 90 days."
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