31/07/2014

About Ebola Virus Disease

Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans.

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Ebola first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, in Nzara, Sudan, and in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter was in a village situated near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name.

Key facts

  • EVD outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 90%.
  • EVD outbreaks occur primarily in remote villages in Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests.
  • The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission.
  • Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are considered to be the natural host of the Ebola virus.
  • Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. No licensed specific treatment or vaccine is available for use in people or animals.

Transmission

Ebola is introduced into the human population through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals. In Africa, infection has been documented through the handling of infected chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines found ill or dead or in the rainforest.


Signs and symptoms

EVD is a severe acute viral illness often characterized by the sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This is followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding. Laboratory findings include low white blood cell and platelet counts and elevated liver enzymes.

People are infectious as long as their blood and secretions contain the virus. Ebola virus was isolated from semen 61 days after onset of illness in a man who was infected in a laboratory.

The incubation period, that is, the time interval from infection with the virus to onset of symptoms, is 2 to 21 days.

Diagnosis

Other diseases that should be ruled out before a diagnosis of EVD can be made include: malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, cholera, leptospirosis, plague, rickettsiosis, relapsing fever, meningitis, hepatitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers. Via WHO read more here www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/



23/07/2014

How to remove Fastclick.com adware



This tut will guide you on how to remove Virus & adware such as :FastClickNow.com pop-ups from your computer, and any other adware program that may have been installed on your system.

Please perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt feel free ask for our assistance. :)
 

How to remove Virus & adware infections on your Computer

 This tut will guide you on how to remove Virus & adware such as :FastClickNow.com pop-ups from your computer, and any other adware program that may have been installed on your system.

Follow the steps carefully  

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16/07/2014

BBM version 7 Download


Many people are complaining about the new version of BBM (Version 8)

The BBM version 8 came with a new look and features + some new cool Smiley, a lot of peeps rushed to download it but unfortunately  they are faced with some issues after the upgrade.

12/07/2014

A girl became blind from a totally preventable situation.

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A 23-year-old Taiwanese student (Lian Kao)  became blind from a totally preventable situation. Lian wore a pair of disposable contact lenses for six month without ever removing them even once, according to a report in The Daily Mail.
As a result, a microscopic bug was able to grow in the space between the lens and the cornea and eventually devoured the surface of the eyeball. Extraordinarily, she never removed the lenses for cleaning at any time during the six months.

Apart from regular cleaning, lenses are supposed to be removed when swimming or washing and should ideally not be worn for more than eight hours a day.

Kao did not follow these instructions, and when they removed the lenses, doctors were horrified to discover that the eye surface had been literally eaten away by the tiny amoeba trapped underneath.
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David Legeno, the British MMA star is dead

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The 50yrs old British MMA star and movie actor (David Legeno) best known as Harry Potter’s lycanthrope nemesis Fenrir Greyback, is dead following a desert hiking outing. 

09/07/2014

Top ‪#‎Fitness‬ Tips.



Eat More

Eating only three daily meals? For over 25 years, personal trainer Mike Duffy has sought to correct this habit explaining that, “half the people I deal with aren’t losing weight because they don’t eat enough.” Duffy advises them “to eat five times a day, about every three hours to stimulate their metabolism” including two mini meals between their three basic meals. With activity levels decreasing throughout the day, he advises to “eat less as the day goes on.”

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Prepare Ahead

Regardless of what you’re doing, preparing yourself in advance gives you the best chance to accomplish your goals. Micah LaCerte, a personal trainer and fitness competition world champion, explains that your approach to nutrition should be no different. LaCerte says it’s best to prepare for your “upcoming day by prepping all your food in advance.” He adds that this will ensure you do “not eat bad foods or skip meals.”.

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Top #Fitness Tips and Strategies from the Experts


HEALTHY EATING:

Ask almost any personal trainer and they’ll tell you that regardless of your training goals, healthy eating is the backbone. Food is what fuels your body to reach your goals and without proper nutrition through quality foods, you’re likely to stall. As a result, if possible, eat organic foods and, above all else, maintain a balanced diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, complex carbohydrates, complete proteins, and fats including such things as fish oils and flaxseeds.

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#FIFAWorldCup: I Ask for the Forgiveness of the Brazilian People, Says David Luiz

David Luiz after losing the semi vs Germany in the FIFA World Cup.

Brazil's stunned football stars struggled to explain one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history after they lost their semi-final 7-1 to Germany on Tuesday.

"It is difficult to explain the inexplicable," said 34-year-old goalkeeper Julio Cesar after the record defeat.

Kefee To Be Buried In Sapele On July 11

The Burial arrangements for the late Pop-Gospel singer, Irikefe Obareki Don-Momoh have been announced  (a coalition of Kefee's family & friends in the Gospel Music & Entertainment Industry).

Redeemer University Student Murders his Father


The 21year old Redeemer University student (Tolani Ajayi) who hacked his father to death on Tuesday , has finally spoken to reporters about what led him to kill his own dad. 
He told the journalists at the Eleweran Police Headquarters, Abeokuta, that:  he attacked his father because he made him very angry, after he (the father) beat him with a stick, he said!

02/07/2014

How to Add Facebook Comment to Blogger


Facebook comment box is a useful tool for bloggers to increase & improve conversations and drive more traffic since the post commented on by your blog visitors will be shown on the visitor’s wall on Facebook.

First Create a Facebook App ID


1. You need a Facebook App Id. Go to Facebook Developers Page to create one.

2. Click on “+ Create New App” a window will pop out, so enter your blog Name and click on “Continue” as shown in the image below:


3. A new app id will be given to you like the one you’re seeing below, so note down your APP ID.


Nigerian army arrests 'spies' implicated in chibokgirls' kidnap.



Nigeria's military on Monday said they had broken up a Boko Haram intelligence cell and arrested its leader, alleged to have taken part in the abduction of over 200 teenage girls in April.

01/07/2014

Another bomb explosion in Borno state, July1st


Another bomb exploded this morning at a busy market in Maiduguri, Borno state, July1st. 
Eye-witnesses said the bomb went off around 8am this morning at the busy market near a Power Holding building.

The number of casualty is expected to be high because of how crowded the area is.

A Borno state govt official confirmed the blast to Sahara Reporters, saying the causality number is very high but stated that security agencies are working to secure the area and rescue victims.

First major bombing by Boko Haram since the beginning of Ramadan
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