CBL - EBOLA Flashcards
4 TYPES OF VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC FEVER?
EBOLA
LASSA FEVER
YELLOW FEVER
MARBURG
EBOLAVIRUS INCUBATION PERIOD
2-21
WHICH VIRUS FAMILY IS EBOLAVIRUS A PART OF
FILOVIRIDAE FAMILY
GENETIC MATERIAL EBOLA VIRUS
NEGATIVE SINGLE STRANDED RNA
EBOLA SYMPTOMS
- HIGH FEVER (>37.5)
- DIARRHEA AND VOMITING
- BLEEDING/BRUISING
- FATIGUE
- SORE THROAT
- MUSCLE PAIN
- LOSS OF APPETITE
(IN THE BEGINNING, THE SYMPTOMS ARE NON SPECIFIC, AND CAN BE CONFUSED WITH OTHER ILLNESSES LIKE MALARIA AND THEN FLU)
EBOLA DIAGNOSIS
RT-PCR
(RAPID ANTIGEN RESTING ALSO USEFUL IF YOU NEED TO DECIDE ‘ON THE SPOT’ WHETHER SOMEONE NEEDS TO ISOLATE, BUT PCR SHOULD BE USED TO CONFIRM THIS)
EBOLA TREATMENT
- MAINLY SUPPORTIVE CARE (FLUIDS, DRUGS AGAINST PAIN, VOMITING ETC)
- RECENT DISCOVERIES: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY THERAPY!!!!
BIGGEST EBOLA EPIDEMIC
WEST AFRICA EPIDEMIC 2014-2016
LAST EBOLA OUTBREAK IN THE DRC?
OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2021
GLOVE GUIDANCE FOR VHF?
USING DOUBLE GLOVES
WHICH MASK NEEDS TO BE WORN FOR VHF?
FFP3
ACTIVE VS PASSIVE MONITORING
ACTIVE: CONTACT PEOPLE DAILY TO ASK FOR SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS
PASSIVE: ACT PEOPLE TO CALL IN ABOUT THEIR SYMPTOMS
REACTIVE VS PROACTIVE MESSAGING AROUND OUTBREAKS
REACTIVE - WAIT UNTIL THE MEDIA HAVE REPORTED SOMETHING AND THEN MAKE A COMMENT/RESPOND
PROACTIVE - ALERT THE MEDIA ON YOUR OWN TERMS (OFTEN PREFERABLE CAUSE IT CAN ENSURE PUBLIC TRUST)
MEDIA MESSAGING REGARDING OUTBREAKS?
- PERSONAL INFO SHOULD BE AVOIDED
- KEY MESSAGES
- INCLUDE REASSURANCE (WHAT IS BEING DONE TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE)
- SIGNPOSTING!!
IMMEDIATE CONTROL MEASURES FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAK? (EXAMPLES)
- PROPHYLAXIS
- ISOLATION/EXCLUSION
- HYGIENIC WARNINGS
- PUBLIC WARNING
- WITHDRAWAL OF PRODUCTS
