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MEDICAL: DISEASES: EBOLA VIRUS :
AFRICA : COUNTRIES: LIBERIA :
HEALTH CARE WORKERS:
Ebola in Liberia: Frightened Patients Infected Their Carers
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Ebola in Liberia: Frightened Patients Infected Their Carers
May 2015
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/features/2015/ebola-health-worker-bono/en/
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The situation at the hospital was growing increasingly chaotic and
frightening. Health centres in the area were collapsing like dominoes and
few Ebola treatment centres were going up. Patients were flooding Elwa
hospital, including many suspected Ebola cases, yet there was no triage
set up, no system to isolate and screen suspected cases.
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"Sick patients were everywhere and we were highly exposed," Barbara says,
her face tensing at the memory. "It was a terrible time. We knew that any
of us could be infected at any moment and I was so afraid. But I came to
work every day, out of concern, even though my relatives and my community
were shying away from me."
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"One day a man came in for diabetes treatment and made no mention of other
symptoms," she recalls. "While waiting to be seen, he went to the bathroom
and was there for a long time. We checked on him and he was in crisis. He
was weak and couldnt walk. I was one of the ones who carried him out and
as he held on to me, his nails went right through my plastic gown and
pricked my skin. His brother later told us that he thought he was infected
with Ebola, but was too afraid to go to an Ebola treatment centre because
"thats where you go to die."
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Early treatment was key
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Several days later, Barbara had a fever and couldnt keep food down. She
felt certain that she was infected so took medication to lower her
temperature, increased her fluid intake and sought treatment. "I got help
very fast and thats what saved me, but the weeks when I was sick are just
too terrible to talk about," said Barbara. "It was terrible being at the
Ebola treatment centre. All the sickness and death, the depression and
fear. It was so terrible."
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Outside the Ebola treatment centre, her family was suffering. They were
anxious about her condition and worried about their own health. They
self-quarantined for 21 days but stayed home long after this to avoid
contact with anyone. "Neighbours and even relatives were unkind, wouldnt
speak to them and encouraged people not to go near the house," Barbara
says. "Praise God they were all okay. None of them got sick."
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Barbara describes feeling overwhelmed when she learned that she was free
of Ebola. "My life had been saved," she said, "but I couldnt shake off the
depression. I just cried and cried every day. I was in a kind of paralysis
for many months, until I decided that for my own recovery, I needed to get
back to work. I needed to be busy and back with my colleagues."
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Well accepted when back at work
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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