Ilorin - A pharmacist at the University of Ilorin
Teaching Hospital (UITH), Kwara, Lanre Alege, has
charged Nigerians to spread facts and not rumours
about the Ebola virus.
Alege made the call on Saturday during an “Ebola
virus awareness campaign” as part of the monthly
keep-fit exercise for staff of the hospital in Ilorin.
He cited the example of a reported case of the
virus at a private hospital in Ilorin, involving a
seven-month-old child, which was later discovered
to be untrue.
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“People should tell others the truth about the Ebola
virus and not peddle rumour about it,” he said.
He advised against the consumption of bitter-cola
and kolanut as remedies against the virus, saying
that there was no proof of their efficacies.
Alege urged Nigerians to quickly go to medical
centres when they developed symptoms like fever,
tiredness, headache and nausea.
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He said that no vaccine had been developed for the
treatment of the virus, adding that about 90 per
cent of people who contact Ebola would die.
According to him, zmapp vaccine, developed by a
Canadian laboratory scientist and made available by
the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Nano
Silver, developed by a Nigerian scientist, are only
experimental drugs.
The Chief Medical Director of UITH, Prof.
Abdulwaheed Olatinwo, commended the organisers
of the keep-fit exercise, and for creating awareness
about the Ebola virus.
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