Another Man Infected With Ebola Virus In Lagos Nigeria: Patrick Sawyer’s Aide is

Another Man Infected With Ebola Virus In Lagos
State Nigeria: Late Liberian, Patrick Sawyer’s
Aide Shows Signs Of Infection
Less than 7 days after the death of a Liberian
Health Official who came to Nigeria for a
conference, another case of Ebola infection has
been reported.
An airport personnel who helped the deceased
out of the airplane on arrival in Lagos has
showed signs of infection.
The latest victim, who was said to have helped
the late Sawyer, but has not yet been named,
was among the 59 persons the Federal
Government and the Lagos State Government
registered to have had contact with the late
Sawyer immediately on his arrival in Nigeria on
Sunday, July 20.
Early symptoms of EVD include fever, headache,
chills, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, sore throat,
headache and joint pains, while later symptoms
include bleeding from the eyes, ears nose, and
the mouth as well as the rectum, eye swelling,
swelling of the genitals and rashes all over the
body that often contain blood. It could progress
to coma, shock and death.
As at four days after Sawyer’s death in Nigeria,
precisely, Monday, July 27, the Lagos State
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, said 20
of the 59 people registered to have had contact
with Sawyer had been physically screened. He
said 50 per cent of these 20 people had type
one contact with Sawyer and 50 per cent had
type two contact.