The reported death of Dr. Adedavoh at a time many assumed she was fine and had been discharged brought sadness to the hearts of Nigerians. Some other health workers had earlier succumbed to this deadly virus. Today, Nigerians have become agitated. But the good side is that we have become more health conscious with many now washing their hands as frequently as possible.
Ebola is a part of a family of viruses that cause ‘hemorrhagic fevers.’ The results are: failure of blood vessel integrity and blood clotting, leading to internal and external bleeding. I am happy with the fact that social media campaigns such as #FactsOnEbola and other forms of Internet marketing have been used to dispel certain myths around what Ebola is and how it can be contracted but the flip side obviously is that it has also been used to cause panic and spread fears. This made me to publish a post on my blog (www.cfagbata.com) titled ‘The Ebola Virus Outbreak: Fear/ panic isn’t helpful.’
The good news about our case is that a lot of us in Nigeria believe that the deadly virus exists and we are taking the right steps to protect ourselves but in the worst hit countries such as Liberia and Sierra Leone, — Continue Reading
