Ebola Infection, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Ebola Infection, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

There are many books all about Ebola being the next pandemic to hit the world with stories about the devastation it causes in Africa and around the world.
I am just giving just the simple medical facts about its deadly nature.
Ebola infection is a severe and often deadly hemorrhagic disease caused by a virus.
Viruses such as Ebola were present for millions of years, long before the appearance of man.
They can not live in worldwide society and they seldom come out of their region because they do not have the ability to easily colonize new host species.
Symptoms are fever, diarrhea, vomiting, bleeding, and often, death.
Ebola can happen in humans and other primates (gorillas, monkeys, and chimpanzees).
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa that began in March 2014 was the biggest in history.
Almost 40% of the people who had Ebola in this outbreak died.
WHO estimates Ebola should continue to spread for several months.
Generally, to survive, viruses must find a host cell and take it over.
The virus also duplicates itself so that it can be spread to other host cells.
In reaction to a virus infection, the human body produces antibodies.
Antibodies are the protein fighters of the immune system.
In less severe infections (like the flu), antibodies stop the virus from spreading and help clear it from the body.
The trouble with Ebola is that the virus multiplies so rapidly that it can easily overcome the body's immune response.

Causes
Ebola was first found in 1976 near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Since then, several small outbreaks have happened in Africa.
The 2014 outbreak was the biggest.
The countries most involved in this outbreak were:
1. Guinea
2. Liberia
3. Sierra Leone
Ebola has been previously documented in:
1. Nigeria
2. Senegal
3. Spain
4. USA
5. Mali
6. United Kingdom
7. Italy
Most of these cases were because of people traveling from a country where Ebola was spreading.
A person who has Ebola cannot pass the disease until symptoms occur.
Ebola can only transmit between humans by direct contact with infected body fluids such as but not limited to urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, and semen.
The virus can go into the body through a break in the skin or through mucous membranes, such as the eyes, nose, and mouth.
Ebola can also transmit by contact with any surfaces, objects, and materials that have been in contact with body fluids from a sick person, such as:
1. Bedclothes and bedding
2. Clothing
3. Bandages
4. Needles and syringes
5. Medical equipment
Symptoms of infection with Ebola are intensive:
1. Internal and external bleeding,
2. Mucosal bleeding,
3. Vomiting and
4. Diarrhea, often accompanied by blood.
Often poorly perfused, the organs ultimately become necrotic
The diagnosis is hard because symptoms such as red eyes and itchy eyes are nonspecific.
1. Virus isolation by cell culture
2. Antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
3. Serum neutralization test
4. Antigen-capture detection tests
5. Electron microscopy
6. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay
Treatment
There is no cure for Ebola and no vaccines that can prevent the disease.
Patients who recover from the disease do so due to the strength of their own immune system.
People with Ebola must be admitted for treatment in a hospital
1. Fluids given through a vein (IV)
2. Oxygen
3. Blood pressure treatment
4. Treatment for other infections
5. Blood transfusions
They can be quarantined so the disease cannot spread.
Serious cases are placed in the intensive care unit
Experimental treatments have been utilized

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: May 7, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463426814

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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Ebola Infection,

A

Simple

Guide

To

The Condition,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2019 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Ebola Infection, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat Ebola Infection)

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Ebola Infection

There are many books all about Ebola being the next pandemic to hit the world with stories about the devastation it causes in Africa and around the world.

I am just giving just the simple medical facts about its deadly nature.

What is Ebola infection?

Ebola infection is a severe and often deadly hemorrhagic disease caused by a virus.

Viruses such as Ebola were present for millions of years, long before the appearance of man.

They can not live in worldwide society and they seldom come out of their region because they do not have the ability to easily colonize new host species.

Symptoms are fever, diarrhea, vomiting, bleeding, and often, death.

Ebola can happen in humans and other primates (gorillas, monkeys, and chimpanzees).

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa that began in March 2014 was the biggest in history.

Almost 40% of the people who had Ebola in this outbreak died.

The virus forms a very low risk to people in the USA.

WHO estimates Ebola should continue to spread for several months.

Generally, to survive, viruses must find a host cell and take it over.

The virus also duplicates itself so that it can be spread to other host cells.

In reaction to a virus infection, the human body produces antibodies.

Antibodies are the protein fighters of the immune system.

In less severe infections (like the flu), antibodies stop the virus from spreading and help clear it from the body.

The trouble with Ebola is that the virus multiplies so rapidly that it can easily overcome the body's immune response.

Many experts also worry that for the first time the disease is present in urban areas.

The work of health personnel is also complicated by the suspicion of the local population against Western caregivers.

What are the causes of Ebola infection?

Causes

Ebola was first found in 1976 near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Since then, several small outbreaks have happened in Africa.

The 2014 outbreak was the biggest.

The countries most involved in this outbreak were:

1. Guinea

2. Liberia

3. Sierra Leone

Ebola has been previously documented in:

1. Nigeria

2. Senegal

3. Spain

4. United States

5. Mali

6. United Kingdom

7. Italy

There are no present cases of Ebola in these countries.

Most of these cases were because of people traveling from a country where Ebola was spreading.

There were 4 people diagnosed with Ebola in the USA.

2 were imported cases, and 2 contracted the disease after caring for an Ebola patient in the USA.

One man had died from the disease.

The other three recovered and at present do not have any symptoms of the disease.

Spread of Ebola

Ebola does not spread as easily as more frequent illnesses such as colds, the flu, or measles.

There is no evidence that the virus that produces Ebola is spread through the air or water.

A person who has Ebola cannot