Use of gloves during an epidemic

[FrenchieGirl]

Lessons to be taken from the Ebola epidemic in Uganda, Nov-Dec 2007, and that might be useful in the case of a bird flu pandemic, even though the transmission mode of both virii is (to date) different.

USE OF GLOVES DURING AN EPIDEMIC

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/18/600803

http://www.newvision.co.ug/NP/1196964966ZZZZ.jpg



Dated Thursday, 6th December, 2007

A teller with Stanbic Bank in Mbarara counts money with gloves to protect herself from possible Ebola infection. The bank staff were given safety lessons to protect themselves against the epidemic

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Comments: "and proceeds to stroke her hair and face, touching her clothes" so if there are any germs transferred from the notes to the gloves, these will be transferred onto her hair, face and clothes. What then is the use of gloves in this instance? What type of lessons has the staff been given to protect itself? As is obvious, if the notes have any Ebola virus on them, this woman is at risk.

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From Wikipedia:

"Among humans, the virus is transmitted by direct contact with infected body fluids, or to a lesser extent, skin or mucus membrane contact. The incubation period can be anywhere from 2 to 21 days, but is generally between 5 and 10 days."

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola#Transmission )

[tropical]

Re: Use of gloves during an epidemic

Good point FrenchieGirl,
"Comments: "and proceeds to stroke her hair and face, touching her clothes" so if there are any germs transferred from the notes to the gloves, these will be transferred onto her hair, face and clothes. What then is the use of gloves in this instance?"

I saw many with gloves do the same in the western part of world, imagine how must be at the African grassroot fields ...