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      Epidemia: Bioseguridad/nivel 4 [Parte III] Translated title: Outbreak: Biosafety/level 4. Part 3

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          Ebola, the killer virus

          Ebola virus disease (EVD) has mostly affected economically deprived countries as limited resources adversely affect a country’s infrastructure and administration. Probing into the factors that led to the widespread outbreak, setting forth plans to counter EVD cases in developing countries, and devising definitive measures to limit the spread of the disease are essential steps that must be immediately taken. In this review we summarize the pathogenesis of EVD and the factors that led to its spread. We also highlight interventions employed by certain countries that have successfully limited the epidemic, and add a few preventive measures after studying the current data. According to the available data, barriers to prevent and control the disease in affected countries include irresolute and disorganized health systems, substandard sanitary conditions, poor personal hygiene practices, and false beliefs and stigma related to EVD. The public health sector along with the respective chief authorities in developing countries must devise strategies, keeping the available resources in mind, to deal with the outbreak before it occurs. As a first step, communities should be educated on EVD’s symptoms, history, mode of transmission, and methods of protection, including the importance of personal hygiene practices, via seminars, newspapers, and other social media. A popular opinion leader (POL) giving this information would further help to remove the misconception about the nature of the disease and indirectly improve the quality of life of affected patients and their families. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40249-015-0048-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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                inhrr
                Revista del Instituto Nacional de Higiene Rafael Rangel
                INHRR
                Instituto Nacional de Higiene Rafael Rangel
                0798-0477
                December 2014
                : 45
                : 2
                : 132-146
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                S0798-04772014000200009
                452fba8f-7343-4127-9d46-0baf981730f1

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