According to report Four people have died of cureless disease Ebola in Sierra Leone.The health ministry of Sierra Leone said that first confirmed cases in the country following an outbreak in Guinea.
The four people who died of Ebola were the residents of eastern kailahun district, which borders southern Guinea, where from this disease more then 145 people has killed.
The Ebola viruses are deadliest so there is no cure or vaccine for Ebola.
People have only one way to survive from Ebola if it is identified early and get medical care as quick as possible.Ebola can kill up to 90% of those infected and is passed on through contact with the fluids of infected people or animals, such as urine, sweat and blood.
Dr Amara Jambai, the director of disease prevention and control at Sierra Leone's health ministry, said a health worker was among the four people who had died of Ebola.
The deaths had occurred over the last three to four days, He warned and said
People who infected from a fever should immediately report a medical facility and an emergency medical team has been deployed to the remote area, Dr Jambai said.
The Ebola viruses are deadliest so there is no cure or vaccine for Ebola.
People have only one way to survive from Ebola if it is identified early and get medical care as quick as possible.Ebola can kill up to 90% of those infected and is passed on through contact with the fluids of infected people or animals, such as urine, sweat and blood.
Dr Amara Jambai, the director of disease prevention and control at Sierra Leone's health ministry, said a health worker was among the four people who had died of Ebola.
The deaths had occurred over the last three to four days, He warned and said
People who infected from a fever should immediately report a medical facility and an emergency medical team has been deployed to the remote area, Dr Jambai said.
- Symptoms include high fever, bleeding and central nervous system damage
- Fatality rate can reach 90%
- Incubation period is two to 21 days
- There is no vaccine or cure
- Supportive care such as rehydrating patients who have diarrhoea and vomiting can help recovery
- Fruit bats are considered to be the natural host of the virus