Ebola haemorrhagic fever.
This article focuses on the management of a patient who was admitted to The Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with suspected Ebola haemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF). It defines the disease, symptoms and how it is spread, diagnosed, treated and prevented. Recommendations are made for management of Ebola HF in a hospital setting.
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Patient Care Services, Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa. lisawafrica@hotmail.com
D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005655:Funeral Rites; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology