The Ebola virus disease is real and alive just like the HIV/AIDS since it was first identified in Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976. The biggest outbreak of the Ebola virus disease since its detection almost 40 years ago is now affecting the nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in the West African subregion resulting in 759 cases and 467 deaths since March of 2014. The infection rates and the deaths from the Ebola virus disease in West Africa are as follow:Guinea has 413 cases and 303 deaths, Sierra Leone has 239 cases and 99 death, Liberia has 107 cases and 65 deaths and Nigeria has one case and one death so far.
The first case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed in Lagos on Thursday which later resulted in the death of the man from Liberia who had this disease. There is no vaccine for Ebola virus disease at the moment. The transmission of this disease is from one person to another through physical contact and the exchange of body fluids, such as, blood, sweat, saliva, mucus, tears, semen and vaginal secretion from a person with this disease to another person without this disease. The Ebola virus disease is not an air-born disease.
Since most Nigerians are either Christians or Muslims by their religious faiths and these Nigerians attend their local Churches and Mosques at least once a week. I will advice the pastors and the imams of Nigeria to share those medically proven and tested preventive measures against the Ebola virus disease with their congregations. These pastors and imams can also support the effort of the federal government of Nigeria and the local authorities by posting those important health advisory information about how to prevent Ebola virus disease on their bulletin boards, service leaflets and social media. To be foretold is to be forewarned. A stitch in time will always save nine in Nigeria. #EbolaInNigeria
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