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Ebola: A Virus the World Will

Never Forget

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a severe illness
spread through contact with infected blood,
body fluids, contaminated objects, or the Ebola Virus
bodies of those who have died from the Diease
Ebola: A Virus the World Will
disease. Symptoms include fever, weakness,

headache, and muscle pain. Early medical Never Forget
care, good hygiene, and prompt reporting of
symptoms help prevent spread.

Your Best Weapon Is a Good Habit

Small Habits,
People often think that hospitals, medicines,
and scientists are the main tools for fighting
disease. These are important, but daily Big Protection
hygiene is also a powerful way to prevent
Hantavirus and Ebola may seem far
infections. away, but the lessons they teach

Simple habits can help protect you: apply everywhere. Washing your
• Wash your hands regularly with soap hands, keeping your environment
clean, and practising good sanitation
and water.
can help stop the spread of harmful
• Wash your hands after contact with your
germs.
pets and with surfaces.
• Keep your room, classroom, and hostel Diseases may be invisible, but
clean and decluttered. prevention is powerful. Clean hands,
clean surroundings, and healthy
• Dispose of waste properly.
habits can protect you and the
• Always keep the house, hostel, and people around you.
classroom doors closed.
• Avoid contact with rodents and wild The fight against dangerous viruses
starts before anyone becomes sick. It
animals.
starts with good hygiene.
• Cover food and drinking water.
• Tell parents, teachers, or healthcare
workers if you feel unwell.

Article By Nurse Shuaib Raodah
Obi Hostel Nurse/ Matron

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