Lagos State Government Issues Alert On The Ebola Pandemic!

Lagos State Government has released a statement on the deadly Ebola breakout that has being reported in Ghana, West Africa. The deadly Virus yet to have a cure is fast spreading and is currently ravaging Liberia,Guinea and Sierra Leone where a number of cases have been reported.

In an attempt to sensitize the public, The Lagos government released a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, issuing a precautionary measure against the outbreak of the virus in Lagos with the report of the deadly virus already in Ghana which drives close to home! The statement attempts to describe the symptoms of the deadly scourge

The statement reads in part, "Ebola virus is caused by the Ebola virus and outbreaks occur primarily in villages of the Central and West Africa".

The virus can be spread through, close contact with the blood, body fluids, organ and tissues of infected animals; direct contact with blood, organ or body secretions of an infected person. The transmission of the virus by other animals like monkey and chimpanzee cannot be ruled out".

Early symptoms of disease include fever, headache, chills, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, sore throat, backache, and joint pains. Later symptoms include bleeding from the eyes, ears and nose, bleeding from the mouth and rectum, eye swelling, swelling of the genitals and rashes all over the body that often contain blood. It could progress to coma, shock and death.”

The commissioner gave measures against the deadly virus namely; washing of hands often with soap and water, avoiding close contact with people who are sick and ensuring that objects used by the sick are decontaminated and properly disposed. He also advised that any suspected case should be immediately reported to the state's Ministry of Health or any Local Government.

The commissioner said individuals that are of high risk of getting infected are health workers, families or friends of an infected person.