Informative Speech On Ebola

Thesis
The Ebola virus is one of the quickest killing viruses. The infection spreads rapidly throughout the body and is deadly to its victim. Therefore, it is crucial that more funds are allotted for research, treatments, and controlling Ebola outbreaks.
Introduction
Ebola is an illness caused by the Ebola virus. It is incredibly infectious, a quick killer with a ninety percent fatality rate. Sadly most of Ebola victims’ results in death that could have been prevented. The virus is spread by coming in contact with an infected person body fluids such as sperm, urine, blood, or saliva. One can also be exposed to contaminated surfaces or soiled linen. Cleaning with heat and bleach, the Ebola virus could be banished. The first confirmed clinical
It’s important to wash your hands with soap and water or an alcohol- based hand sanitizer and avoid contact with blood and body fluids. Never handle items that may have come in contact with an infected person’s blood or body fluids such as clothes, bedding, needles, and medical equipment. Refrain from funeral burial rituals that require handling the body of someone who has died from Ebola. Do not have contact with bats and nonhuman primates or blood, fluids, and raw meat prepared from these animals. Stay away from facilities in West Africa where Ebola patients are being treated. Upon your return, monitor your health for twenty-one days and seek medical care immediately if you develop symptoms of Ebola. Getting treatment right away may increase the chances of survival. Call your healthcare provider if you have traveled to West Africa and know you have been exposed to Ebola. One should also seek medical attention if you develop symptoms of Ebola or a fever. Healthcare workers and lab technicians must also practice very careful precautions. This includes isolating people with Ebola and wearing protective gowns, gloves, mask and eye shields when coming in contact with the infected person or their belongings. It is crucial for the medical staff to follow strict isolation protocol and proper disposal of protective material is vital for infection prevention. Cleaning crews
Symptoms and complications of the Ebola virus are treated as they appear. However, when used in the early stages of Ebola, basic interventions can significantly increase the chance of survival. Keeping electrolytes in balance with (IVF’S) Intravenous fluids, regulating blood pressure, and oxygen levels. Infections must be treated as they occur and blood transfusion when needed, also. Experimental vaccines and treatments are currently under research for Ebola but have not yet been approved by the (FDA) Federal Drug Administration. Survival depends on how a person’s immune system responds to the virus. A person is also more likely to survive if they receive good medical care. People who survive Ebola are immune from the virus for ten years or more. They can no longer spread Ebola. After having Ebola men should abstain from sex or use condoms, because they carry the Ebola virus in their sperm for as long as three