CDC announces new Ebola protecting rules. Finally!

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has decided to enforce new rules that supposedly will protect hospital workers from Ebola. It was about time!

Hospital workers who come in contact with Ebola patients must wear

-          double sets of gloves;

-          disposable hoods with full face shields;

-          special masks.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued these guidelines on October 20, 2014. Why so late? Well, because Ebola caught them off guard.
Let's see what officials have to say

"These are a major step forward in protecting workers from Ebola virus infection," said Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. "But these recommendations just by themselves do not make for a safer work environment," he continued. "Training is critical. We need to train people how to use PPE safely and effectively."

Well, what are you waiting for?

On numerous occasions nurses and other medical professionals have voiced their concern over the way they are supposed to treat Ebola patients. It now appears that the nurses who attended the first Ebola patient in Dallas, Thomas Eric Duncan, went in his room with their skin exposed. So it’s no wonder why they are currently under treatment.

Hopefully CDC’s new Ebola protecting guidelines will be enforced sooner than later.

What is your opinion on the subject? Do you think CDC’s reaction comes a bit late?

Seven things you must know about Ebola

Here are 7 main things that you should know about Ebola (Source:World Health Organization):

1. Ebola virus disease or EVD causes fatal illness in humans. Its first symptoms are fever fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This common cold symptoms are then followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function, and in severe cases, both internal and external bleeding (gums and stool)
2. Wild animals are the main carries of Ebola. 
3. Around 50% of infested people die of Ebola (the average is based on former outbreaks) 
4. EVD first outbreak occurred in Central Africa, near tropical rainforest. The 2014 outbreak took place in West Africa near major urban and rural areas 
5. Controlling Ebola outbreak is tough and requires community engagement. The main pillars of EVD control are surveillance, timely tracing, good laboratory service, safe burial procedures and population involvement 
6. There is no treatment for Ebola but early detection can minimize deaths. Rehydration is the main form of keeping Ebola patients alive 
7. There are 2 potential vaccines for Ebola but they are currently under testing

Anonymous Ebola patient released from Emory University Hospital, Atlanta

According to Washington Post a new Ebola patient was released on October 19, 2014 from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He is the third Ebola suspected patient that walks out the hospital after receiving treatment.
The hospital has not released any information regarding this last person. No one know who he/she is or how has he/she come in contact with the fatal disease.

"The patient has asked to remain anonymous and left the hospital for an undisclosed location," the hospital appointee said. "He will make a statement at a later date."

However only last week this patient decided to assure people that Ebola is not deadly if found in time. Here's what he said:

"I anticipate being discharged very soon, free from the Ebola virus and able to return safely to my family and to my community. I want the public to know that although Ebola is a serious, complex disease, it is possible to recover and return to a healthy life. I wish to retain my anonymity for now, but I anticipate sharing more information in future weeks as I complete my recovery."

Ebola reached Macedonia

On October 10th 2014, Ebola reached Macedonia. According to local media a British citizen with symptoms similar to those of Ebola died in a hospital in Skopje. The man presented signs of hemorrhagic fever, but only thorough analyzes - which are made at a clinic in Germany - will clarify whether the disease was caused by the terrible virus that took nearly 3,900 lives in Africa

Macedonian authorities have quarantined the hotel in Skopje, where the British citizen was staying since his arrival on October 2. None of the hotel’s employees are allowed to leave the building until the test results come from Germany. Thursday afternoon, a British citizen age 58, who was in Macedonia on business was taken to the hospital in critical condition and died a few hours later. The man accused acute abdominal pain and refused to eat, hotel employees declared. His colleague is currently in hospital with symptoms of hemorrhagic fever. According to Sky News and BBC, quoting government sources, the two people did not travel to Africa. The victim and his colleague arrived in Macedonia, directly from UK.

Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in United States declared that the new Ebola outbreak in West Africa resemblance AIDS's commence. “For 30 years now I've worked in public health and the only thing comparable to Ebola is AIDS. We need to make sure that Ebola epidemic will not become "the next AIDS ". Therefore international response is needed quickly, the American official said, quoted by the Washington post.

What is your opinion on the matter? Is Ebola the next global threat?

Update October 13, 2014:

According to Daily Mail, the British man suspected of being infested with Ebola died after massive drinking binge. Officials have confirmed that he had not contracted the infection.
You can read more on the subject here:  
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2789262/british-ebola-victim-macedonia-did-not-disease-died-massive-drinking-binge-health-officials-say.html#ixzz3G9gRkuIm


Much ado about nothing!Or is this just a cover-up to calm us!?

Cialis

One of Viagra’s main competitors in called Cialis or the “weekend pill” a drug that not only treats erectile dysfunction but also has a long lasting effect up to 36 hours after administration. Cialis helps impotent patients have free upland sex without having to think ahead and properly get ready for an intimate act. It has been proven that almost all men above the age of 18 accusing erection problems can take Cialis with good results. Patients over 65 years of age need to consider taking the medication with care and in accordance with the doctors’ indications. In addition men who undergo a treatment for chest pain with medication containing nitrate should at all cost avoid taking Cialis as otherwise they might have to deal with some serious complications. Like all pills Cialis’s prescription must be respected so that the treatment could lead to the expected results without become a threat to one’s life or health. Due to its long lasting effect there were concerns among researchers regarding the possibility of testicular toxicity caused by Tadalafil the main ingredient in Cialis. The 6 months trials studies have proven that these concerns have no real base and that the quality of the semen is not affected in any way by Tadalafil.  

The administration of the drug is quite simple and doesn’t require the presence of a physician as the tablet can be easily taken using water. However medically speaking there are two ways in which the drug can reach into one’s body and take effect. The first is the non invasive way which means taking Cialis 1 hour and 30 minutes before any sexual activity This is considered to be the best option because it gives men the liberty to choose when to take the medicine and in the same time benefit from the drug’s long lasting effect which allows them to have more than one sexual intercourse within 36 hours after the administration of just one pill. The second way in which Cialis can be taken is the everyday treatment, meaning that men need to consider spending some extra money to buy the proper amount of pills. Furthermore Cialis has to be taken at around the same hour every day so it can become quite stressful especially for men trying to hide their condition from others. 

Another stress related issue is the fact that if only one pill is omitted the treatment might be compromised turning to be a waste of money and nerves when the expected effect don’t take place.

When choosing the schedule for taking Cialis a physician should be consulted as the recommended way of treatment depends a lot on the patient’s history and medical condition. Only a doctor can prescribe the right dosage of Cialis so taking the weekend pill just because friends or family say is the right thing to do is not advised. Any side effect of the drug or sever complication should be reported immediately so that the treatment can be adjusted to one’s needs or interrupted immediately.

Levitra

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Levitra was Viagra first rival in treating erectile dysfunction and was launched in the UK in 2003 same year in which GlaxoSmithKline and Bayer AG the companies producing it gain FDA’s approval for selling it on the US market.  Its name is thought to come from the combinations of two words “le” (the masculine pronoun in French) and “vita” (the Latin word for life) which can be translated as “the life”. Indeed this medication has regained the right to a normal life for millions of men worldwide as the new drug brought some improvements compared to its direct competitor Viagra. One of those advantages was the fact that Levitra’s administration could no longer lead to stomach ache as the drug could be taken after having a meal without worrying about the fact that the active ingredient called Vardenafil might not be properly  absorbed into the blood. 

Furthermore men with diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure had no longer have to sit aside and watch others enjoy a life full of sex as Levitra gave them the chance to stand up and experience the thrill they once felt after satisfying their partners. Clinical test showed an 80% chance of success in these cases with the desired effect triggering after 30 after intake and prior to a sexual stimulation. There were cases when the medication showed its effect only after two weeks of daily treatment but that happened when sever medical conditions were presented.

Levitra’s way of action is quite easy to understand working as a barrier the drug stops  an enzyme know as the PDE5 found in the erectile tissue of the penile from breaking down the cGMP another enzyme formed there due to sexual stimulation and which is responsible for the maintenance of an erection. This means that sexual stimulation half hour after the intake of Levitra will determine its main ingredient called Vardenafil to maintain the level of cGMP high in the erectile tissue thus assuring a long and lasting erection.  This shouldn’t be mistaken for priapism (a prolonged and painful erection) which in case of occurrence should be reported immediately as it can lead to irreversible damage to one’s penis. 

In order for the medicine to fully work it must be taken at least half hour before any sexual activity and no longer than once a day respecting the maximum dosage recommended by the physician. The drug remains in the system and can take effect up to 5 hours after the administration though there were men reporting it to work even after 9 hours.  Clinical trials have revealed that Levitra’s side effects are reduced compared to that of Viagra’s due mainly to the fact that the maxim dosage of the new pill is 20 mg compared to that of the blue pill which is 100 mg. The lower dosage of Levitra doesn’t mean is less effective quite the contrary it has been proven that the drug is much more targeted that Viagra and with better results in all cases.