After five to seven days, we can begin to see haemorrhagic symptoms. For example, you can have diarrhoea, you can also have a higher fever. After two days, there will be an exacerbation of these symptoms and others may be exposed. It can begin with abdominal aches, headaches, sore throats, fevers. The symptoms are very, very similar to lots of other diseases, like malaria for example.
When someone is suspected to have the virus, we must quickly get samples to check and confirm that. Here, Marie Roseline talks us though the process of trying to contain Ebola. Haitian doctor Marie Roseline Darnycka Belizaire is helping lead the WHO’s efforts to tackle the disease in the DRC, where additional challenges include armed conflict, tough terrain and widespread fear and suspicion. The second-deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, it has killed more than 1,600 people so far and the numbers are rising.
Marie Roseline Darnycka Belizaire (L) helps to lead WHO efforts to tackle Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congoįor health workers on the frontlines of the battle against Ebola, time means everything.Įarlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an international health emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after an outbreak of Ebola.
