SAR HS 325 Lecture 9: Ebola
6 Feb 2019
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Fever, headache, muscle pain, weakness, fatigue, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, unexplained bleeding or bruising. Cfr: 50% but has varied between 25-90% in the past. Zaire, bundibugyo and sudan and responsible for major outbreaks. Direct contact with blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animal. Index case infection outbreaks is often associated with handling of infected bushmeat. Human to human transmission is via blood or body fluids directly or indirectly. Urine, feces, vomit, saliva, sweat , breast milk. Most common type of transmission during outbreak of evd. With severely ill patients at home or hospital. Treatment of ebola patients- close contact w/o infection control precautions and barrier nursing procedures reuse of medical equipment. Identify cases and promptly isolate, treat and support. Identify contacts, monitor 21 days, isolate if il and identify and monitor subsequent contacts. Medical staff equipped and trained to use ppe.
