Timmons says he’s confident health care in the U.S. can handle the spread of Ebola, making people less likely to contract and die from the virus than in West Africa, where the chances of survival are a lot lower.
“Our ability to deal with this is a lot better than AIDS in the early 80s when we didn’t know what was causing it or how you got it,” said Timmons. “We know what it is and how it works, and how you get it and how you don’t get it.”
Timmons says because the threat of dying from the flu is much higher than the dying from Ebola, he offers a suggestion to people of all ages to get the flu shot as soon as possible.
Below are the symptoms for Ebola and the flu:
- A 100oF or higher fever or feeling feverish (not everyone with the flu has a fever)
- A cough and/or sore throat
- A runny or stuffy nose
- Headaches and/or body aches
- Chills
- Fatigue
- Nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea (most common in children)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea (may be bloody)
- Red eyes
- Raised rash
- Chest pain and cough
- Stomach pain
- Severe weight loss
- Bleeding, usually from the eyes, and bruising (people near death may bleed from other orifices, such as ears, nose and rectum)
Frequent hand washing, drinking plenty of water and keeping your area and home clean are great ways to reduce your chances of contracting the flu.
Catching This Is More Likely Than Catching Ebola was originally published on blackdoctor.org
