The analogy “perfect storm” is often used when it comes to disease outbreaks. All the elements that you don’t want to see converge to make conditions ripe for a virus to rip through a population at lightning speed, which in most cases are geography,culture, society, a potent virus, reluctant politicians and a weak health care system. Now with blistering speed all those factors are contributing to history’s largest ever Ebola outbreak, which the world now calls a “crisis”.
But the introduction of awareness campaigns and prevention programs will do a great deal or we might as well be kissing our loved ones goodbye. A continuing rise in the number of Ebola infected patients is not inevitable. There is a growing evidence that prevention efforts can be effective, and this includes initiatives in some most heavily affected countries. This suggests that awareness campaigns and organized prevention programs are starting to work. Ebola can be contained for three reasons, one of which is Ebola is not airborne.
This means that promoting regular hand washing, and public awareness programs to ensure everyone in immensely affected countries can each own a bottle of hand sanitiser. The second reason is one that is most important, and that is preparation. This cannot be achieved without the help of ministers of health in all affected countries. Provision of resources to building wards, isolating suspected patients and tracking down their contacts, helps a lot in keeping the virus secluded to a particular enviroment.
Further researches have proved that even basic precautions reduce the risk of transmission. Through the many deliberations and conferences going on about closing of borders and banning of travel that undoubtedly has to be my third reason. There have been many discouragements about this idea but it unarguably will push this disease underground over a certain period of time. People fly into different countries and and no one can tell who is a passenger to the Ebola virus, which is very dangerous looking at it form any angle.
The spread of the virus is on the loop and it is the duty of every member of mankind to make sure it doesn’t spread. Finally, Ebola has is treatable, although it has no cure, the sevices available in an intensive care unit can help to fight against the virus. But we cannot wait around for a cure. so I will suggest that we employ every community to work with their health providers rather than against them. With a continued response, the current outbreak can be stopped before it becomes an epidemic.