PUBLIC ATTENTION! Lagos State Government Issues Alert On The Deadly Ebola Virus!!!
The Lagos state government worried by the increasing cases of deaths
from the outbreak of Ebola virus in some neighboring West African
countries, has given some precautionary measures to prevent the outbreak
of the deadly virus in the state.
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, in a statement, said the measures became necessary with a view to preventing the outbreak of the disease in the State, listing the measures, which includes;
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, in a statement, said the measures became necessary with a view to preventing the outbreak of the disease in the State, listing the measures, which includes;
Washing of hands often with soap and water, avoiding close contact with
people who are sick and ensuring that objects used by the sick are
decontaminated and properly disposed.
He advised health workers to be at alert and ensure they always wore
personal protective equipment as well as observed universal basic
precautions when attending to suspected or confirmed cases, and report
same to their Local Government Area or Ministry of Health immediately.
He stressed that, “Early symptoms of disease include: fever, headache, chills, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, sore throat,
backache, and joint pains. Later symptoms include bleeding from the
eyes, ears and nose, bleeding from the mouth and rectum, eye swelling,
swelling of the genitals and rashes all over the body that often contain
blood.
It could progress to coma, shock and death.”
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