The Ugandan Ministry of Health reported today (26) that the country records 5 deaths caused by Ebola. Amid a new outbreak of the disease, the country still has 18 deaths under investigation and considered probable for Ebola.
There are still, according to the most recent balance, 18 confirmed cases of the disease and another 18 classified as probable.
The Ugandan government warns that Ebola is a serious and often deadly disease, but that it can be prevented by taking precautions such as avoiding direct contact with bodily fluids from people and animals suspected of being infected and using personal protective equipment, including masks. and gloves.
The ministry also reinforces that bodies of people who died under suspicion of the disease must be buried immediately after death, by trained teams, in order to prevent the virus from spreading.
Symptoms of the infection include sudden fever, severe body weakness, bleeding from the eyes, nose, ears, and mouth, vomiting, and bloody diarrhea.
