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What were the ethical rules that were brought up after the Ebola breakout in West Africa and how they differ with the rules and regulation before that event in 2014?
•Ethical rules are-
1) Using of personal protective equipment like mask, gown, goggles.
2) Hand sanitisation should be used.
3) Keep isolation of the infected Patient.
4) Avoid contact of the body fluid of infected person.
5) proper vaccination.
6) Establishment of rapid fast test of ebola virus.
7) Increase establishment of ebola testing center.
they differ with the rules and regulation before that event in 2014-
Before 2014 there were crowded area in West Africa, increase mobilization to west Africa and improper infection control practices among people and health workers. There were large absence of proper trained health care provider to provide treatment of ebola infected Patient.
But after 2014, research work changes the strategies of ebola control.
There were availablity of well trained health care provider, improvement of infection control strategies, establishment of laboratory. Those prevents ebola outbreak.