keep them in their own area. Make sure they use their own toilet. A person who has already recovered from Ebola could assist you with the care of the sick person without risk of getting the disease again. The people who come to help will be wearing the special suits to protect themselves from coming into contact with the sick person, body fluids, or dead body. The suit, mask/goggles, gloves, and boots protects their whole body so that they will not get sick with Ebola. Sometimes they might be spraying the homes where someone was sick or died. They are using a chlorine spray to kill any Ebola virus that might be left on the surfaces. It is the same spray that is used in the health facility. This is to prevent the family and the community from getting sick. The spray will not make other people sick, but will protect them. A fever that comes suddenly is usually the first sign of Ebola. This is why you may see people checking temperatures in people’s homes, around the community or at checkpoints. A person with a temperature should isolate themselves and call the Ebola hotline. 8. Activity: How can we honor our loved ones? (30 minutes) Tell participants, all have traditions that we follow a loved one dies. Many “We of these traditions can involve touching the body. During an Ebola outbreak, this is not safe. But there are other ways that we can honor our loved ones that do not involve touching the body.” Do you think your loved one who has died from Ebola would want you to get sick too? You can honor your loved ones by keeping yourself healthy. Tell participants, think of some other ways we can honor our loved ones “Let’s without touching their bodies.” Discuss what traditionally happens when someone dies until the time the funeral is over. As you talk about this, discuss why people feel some of the traditions are important (i.e., the meaning behind the tradition). Go through these traditions again and stop at each point to ask whether that practice could put people at risk of getting Ebola if the person has died from Ebola. Remind participants of how Ebola is transmitted if needed.
keep them in their own area. Make sure they use their own toilet. A person who has already recovered from Ebola could assist you with the care of the sick person without risk of getting the disease again. The people who come to help will be wearing the special suits to protect themselves from coming into contact with the sick person, body fluids, or dead body. The suit, mask/goggles, gloves, and boots protects their whole body so that they will not get sick with Ebola. Sometimes they might be spraying the homes where someone was sick or died. They are using a chlorine spray to kill any Ebola virus that might be left on the surfaces. It is the same spray that is used in the health facility. This is to prevent the family and the community from getting sick. The spray will not make other people sick, but will protect them. A fever that comes suddenly is usually the first sign of Ebola. This is why you may see people checking temperatures in people’s homes, around the community or at checkpoints. A person with a temperature should isolate themselves and call the Ebola hotline. 8. Activity: How can we honor our loved ones? (30 minutes) Tell participants, “We all have traditions that we follow a loved one dies. Many of these traditions can involve touching the body. During an Ebola outbreak, this is not safe. But there are other ways that we can honor our loved ones that do not involve touching the body.” Do you think your loved one who has died from Ebola would want you to get sick too? You can honor your loved ones by keeping yourself healthy. Tell participants, “Let’s think of some other ways we can honor our loved ones without touching their bodies.” Discuss what traditionally happens when someone dies until the time the funeral is over. As you talk about this, discuss why people feel some of the traditions are important (i.e., the meaning behind the tradition). Go through these traditions again and stop at each point to ask whether that practice could put people at risk of getting Ebola if the person has died from Ebola. Remind participants of how Ebola is transmitted if needed.
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