According to wikipedia "Ebola hemorrhagic fever is potentially lethal and encompasses a range of symptoms including fever, vomiting and fever generalized pain or malaise, and sometimes internal and external bleeding . Mortality rates are extremely high , with a human case fatality rate ranging from 50- 89% depending on viral subtype. The cause of death is usually due to hypovolemic shock or organ failure".
1/27/09
Ebola Reston Virus
One hog worker found Ebola Reston Virus positive by the Department of Health (Philippines) was disharged home after the result found positive. They believe that it can not affect other people. And according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque 111 that although virus is transferable to other people but it will not cause sickness or death. They are still trying to make a research of how this ebola virus from pig transferred to man.World Health Organization is also studying about this case.
4 comments:
I was a swine practitioner in the Philippines for almost 5 years but I haven't encountered this disease in pigs before! I has only been diagnosed recently in the Philippine pigs.
Ebola Reston Virus is, indeed, a challenge not only for the Filipino medical practioners but for the Filipino veterinarians, as well! I hope the Philippine government will extend a full swing support for the research and further studies of this emerging disease (?!?!) in swine.
thanks sa info nay. have a nice day.
this is alarming. i hope that it wont get worst.
Katakot naman nyan Nay!
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