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       FG Advises Male Survivors Of Ebola To Abstain From S*x For 7
       Months
   DIR By: mr nad
       Date: August 27, 2014, 4:04 pm
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       The Federal Ministry of Health has advised men who were treated
       and discharged of Ebola virus to avoid s*xual intercourse for at
       least seven weeks.
       Dr Bridget Okoeguale, Director, Department of Public Health,
       gave the advice during interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
       (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday.
       Okoeguale said this was in line with protocols issued by the
       World Health Organisation (WHO).
       “There are many literatures that say that after men are
       infected, when the virus is not found in the blood, it tends to
       stay in the semen for about seven weeks to three months.
       “What we did according to the WHO protocol is that we made sure
       that when the men are discharged they are given enough condoms,
       if they cannot abstain for that period.
       “We advise them to abstain from s*x but where they cannot
       abstain, they are provided condoms and after the (abstinence)
       period, we double test to make sure they are free,” she said.
       On the treatment of Ebola patients, Okoeguale said no drugs or
       vaccinations were given to them, adding that health authorities
       had complied with WHO treatment protocol.
       Okoeguale said everybody had his/her own body reaction, “so our
       own is to help build their immunity, give them fluid to replace
       lost fluid through vomiting and diarrhoea.”
       She explained that the patients were also placed on electrolyte
       by intravenous fluid to avoid dehydration, adding that those who
       were anaemic had blood transfusion.
       “That is the supportive care that has helped us to be able to
       discharge more than five people,” Okoeguale said.
       The director also advised the general public to avoid crowded
       social gathering.
       “We are not advising people not to go to club or bar but if you
       have to just remember that you must keep your hands clean, avoid
       contact with as many people as possible.”
       She urged Nigerians not to consider the disease as a death
       sentence and that recent cases had shown survival rates for
       patients were high with early detection and treatment.
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