As of this writing, there are an probably 4000 dead people in Western Africa and counting. The Philippines is spared and no Overseas Filipino Worker including our Philippine military personnel working as UN peacekeepers in those hard hit countries were infected with the Ebola Virus. The virus already reached Europe and North America which affected a number of healthcare workers particular nurses caring for the sick who contracted the disease.
Back in college, one of my favorite topics was Virology under the Microbiology class we were taking in pre-medical college course. Ebola is considered a weapon grade bio-terrorists weapon of choice if they could acquire this deadly disease killing millions in the whole world wreaking havoc and despair. The info graphics from Center For Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA show below how Ebola Virus is transmitted, the signs and symptoms and other information pertaining to this illness.
If you care for your loved ones who are either working as OFWs in the African continent. Try to pass this information to them. Knowledge is very useful nowadays. To read more on Ebola Virus visit this link.
Keep Safe Everybody.
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Silent Operator Dan, is 30 something heterosexual male. A part-time blogger, adult scene observer / patron and a frustated writer of some sort although he was a former editor-in-chief of his college newspaper. He currently resides somewhere out of the realm of the city limits and dabbles in high finance and business. You can catch him at http://theconfessionsofayoungman.blogspot.com. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook.
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