12 Ways to Avoid Getting Ebola Virus

There is so much disinformation about the Ebola Virus (EVD), that I decided to make a simple 12 step plan on how to avoid contracting the deadly virus. First off let’s talk about the symptoms of a person who has contracted the virus;  fever, sore throat, muscle pains headaches, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. These sounds like common flu or food poisoning symptoms. But in this day an age, if you have these symptoms it’s best to consult a physician right away.

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The two ways to contract the virus is from on-contact with someone else’s blood or bodily fluids of an infected animal or person (humans, monkeys, pigs or fruit bats). It’s not naturally transmitted through the air, but it can be.

WEAR GLOVES when in contact with raw meat

WASH HANDS after contact with animals or humans

COOK meat well

AVOID HANDSHAKES with people (or any skin-to-skin contact with another)

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, typically those who are dehydrated are easily susceptible to the disease

AVOID TRAVELING to Sudan, Congo, and tropical regions such at the Sub-Saharan Africa, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Libera and other African nations. 

AVOID TOUCHING of items that have made contact with other humans, including contaminated medical equipment, needles, syringes, and many other items. 

TAKE VITAMIN-C, MAGNESIUM and ZINC, keep the body healthy and properly functioning so you are less susceptible to all disease.

AVOID FOODS AND DON’T PURCHASE ITEMS from affected areas, third world countries.

AVOID FRUITS that are typically eaten by fruit bats, that includes Mangos, Dates, Bananas, Avocados, etc. that are grown naturally. Saliva from the affected bat could be on what you eat.

AVOID BAT GUANO, bat guano is excrement typically gardeners like to use for fertilizer for plants.

WEAR SURGEON MASKS OR NANOMASKS when entering a high-traffic areas like hospitals, public transit, or airports, EVD can be transmitted through the air, but not typically how it’s contracted (normally through contact with bodily secretions). EVD is breathable from 0.8-1.2 micrometer droplets, meaning a cough or a sneeze can make the disease airborne from a EVD infected person(s).

Americans and Canadians have very little to worry about as far as Ebola is concerned, it mainly occurs in Africa. But we have to worry about travelers and vacationers who come here from those nations. Be cautious in public places, avoid skin-to-skin contact and avoid obviously sick individuals who cough and sneeze. Other than that you have very little to worry about.

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