Deadly misunderstandings about Ebola

Other than malaria and tuberculosis which kills millions of people each year or as measles lives of 122,000 people in 2012, the origin of Ebola disease is still unclear.

Deadly misunderstandings about Ebola.

Scientists have yet to identify the animals would be the host of Ebola virus dispersal although long suspected bats is the culprit. Because of this reason that preventing and control epidemic again become more difficult.

Meanwhile, the death rate due to Ebola virus infection is quite high from 50-90%. Infected symptoms include bleeding, nausea and diarrhea.

One of the dangerous things that both those infected and survived due to the Ebola virus is infected with envy and shunned by the community. In particular, victims mainly medical staff.

In the previous outbreaks, the virus of Ebola infections some patients to be cured of the disease and return to the life that has stumbled is no less difficult. They were the community, friends shunned, even do not find work. During the outbreak in 2000-2001, the whole property and homes of the patients of Ebola in Uganda were burned.

Therefore, the volunteers of the Red Cross has visited many villages to persuade people not to believe rumours and acceptance greet each Ebola virus incidence of patients return to community life.

A patient in epidemics in 1995-1997 in Gabon has shared with the BBC about the years of living extremely difficult due to the Ebola virus infection. He had been shunned people, the taxi pick-up and not at the checkpoint, police also didn't see proof of this you people for fear of being infected.

Meanwhile, the hospitals are still not seemingly available treatment for Ebola-virus-infected patients. This is one of the reasons why the epidemic broke out quickly in the past. Many victims of Ebola infection is the health care worker. Since then, the rumors were lost lost.

In epidemics of Ebola outbreak in Kikwit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1995, a rumor about the relationship between the hospital and the patient died of Ebola have occurred when people claim that the doctor murdered workers who stole diamonds fled the mine exploitation.

Also in the room Uganda, local people believe that the white man has sold the body parts on Ebola virus infection patients to make money. Even, the Western medical staff are also always in an suspected and sometimes considered the source of carrying the disease.

Therefore, when Ebola epidemic broke out, reach out to local people for the medical staff is extremely difficult when they stumbled and prevent resistance. Feedback in January 2002, a group of international experts had to flee from the village of Mekambo in Gabon when villagers threatened to expel.

In addition, the customary burial also plays an important role in spreading the disease. In the previous outbreaks, local people have completely ignore warnings of the medical world about the burial of dead according to the regulations and do not eat raw meat.

Even a no small parts, people still count towards the charlatan, causing the disease to spread rapidly. The lang Park has made cutting the skin of patients and many lack safety interventions. Even the medical infrastructure in a number of countries have Ebola virus-infected patients as well very shabby.

The meeting between the Group of experts and the WHO on today will not only talk about putting the test remedy cure Ebola on widely used but also draw out the standby in case the medicines do not reach effective treatment but expect and even endanger the patient.

In addition, the meeting will also plan all the reaction of the media and local community as well as the consequences of these reactions for patients of Ebola virus, medical staff as well as choose alternative medicine to cure the disease.=