Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Ebola is slowly killing our nation...

Ebola affecting Nzara,Sudan  and Yambuku;Democratic Republic of Congo
The Ebola crisis has left many people within different countries trembling in distress. If it were not for our social media platforms, in all honesty who would be familiar with this crisis? Yeah I know what you thinking, thank God for social media right. The first Ebola crisis occurred in 1976 in just two outbreaks; one within Nzara,Sudan and the other within Yambuku,Democratic Republic of Congo. It then later occurred in a village close to the Ebola River, where the disease derived its name. I for one find this totally disturbing, I mean who would step foot in that river after a disease was named after it…Social media has revealed to us how innocent lives are been taken which is extremely sad and unfair. The most recent and intense crisis has occurred within West Africa, which involved urban and rural areas.
Watch this video clip to check out how Ebola outbreak kills 700 in West Africa...

Ebola donation banner installed

Banner installed in news feed on Facebook
The world’s most largest social network site has stepped in to raise funds in the fight against the disease that is killing our nation. Yeah Facebook is doing us proud peeps. The social network site will ensure that each users news feed will have a banner installed. When clicking on this banner, users can then donate to one of three charities that will help towards the fight against the Ebola crisis. It’s finally save to say that social media is truly becoming a platform to generate public awareness of multiple threats. I mean think about it; in a few seconds with just a click of a button you can make a difference in many lives, because of social media creating awareness. Facebook is finally showing users that they do not just connect people but instead give users reasons to care and act, which I totally find amazing. If I were you Facebook users, I would consider clicking on that banner and making a difference.

Symptoms of Ebola include:


One of the symptoms of Ebola;vomiting

· Fever
· Muscle pain
· Headache
· Sore throat
· Vomiting
· Diarrhea
· Rash
· Internal and external bleeding





"NO TOUCH" Fever Thermometer

Is this actually a save way to detect the Ebola Virus?

The latest no touch thermometer has known to be the best on the market to test for the Ebola Virus. Yeah I mean the best peeps. This gadget was made in Italy and directly displays the temperature of the forehead while your temperature is being taken. It’s currently known to be the best when it comes to testing for the Ebola virus as medical personnel’s don’t have to have any contact with their patients. I honestly think that this display feature should be distributed globally especially within the countries most affected by the virus.Check out this cool video clip on Best "No Touch" Ebola Fever Thermometer that shows how this display feature actually works












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12 comments:

  1. Gcina5 March 2015 at 00:53

    I still stand by my point that social media did not play a big part in informing us about ebola because people were only updating us about how many people were effected and how many were dying any not much about evrrything else.

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    1. Courtney Lusane Edwards5 March 2015 at 03:26

      There's absolutely no problem with that Gcina.We do all see things differently in the sense of having our own point of views on how certain information is distributed.I personally still do believe that I was able to learn a huge amount about the Ebola crisis due to social media.

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    2. Gcina5 March 2015 at 04:05

      Since you strongly stand by the fact that social media informed you a lot, can you please give me one example apart from death rates and the people affected rate.

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  2. Chanee Pillay5 March 2015 at 03:45

    Yes social media did play a role in informing us and updating us about the disease..but there's only so much that they choose to show us. How do we know that what they were showing us is the real thing??

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    1. Courtney Lusane Edwards5 March 2015 at 03:49

      We know this as it is not only on social media that the Ebola crisis has been trending.The same information that has been put on social media has been trending on other platforms too;this is how we know that it is the real deal...

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  3. itsDori :)5 March 2015 at 04:11

    I feel as though social media did help to inform us about the important things and yes it was also on other platforms however social media can also publish false information and people need to remember that.

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    1. Courtney Lusane Edwards5 March 2015 at 04:22

      You do have a point there Dori,but all the information I have come across thus far on social media has been trending on other platforms,I feel that people need to go to verified pages to actually know whether the information is false or not :)

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  4. YoungGeneralJHB5 March 2015 at 04:31

    This epidemic really shocked the world. Although their are speculations that this epidemic has been around for quite some time now, it was only brought to our attention when it had already killed thousands of people.

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    1. Courtney Lusane Edwards5 March 2015 at 04:37

      Yes indeed,I most definitely agree with you..and sadly it is still killing thousands and thousands everyday...

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  5. In The Loop5 March 2015 at 04:32

    I do believe that social media has played a vital role in creating awareness of the deadly disease, the outbreak of the disease also resulted in the African Cup of nations being moved from Morocco to Equitorial Guinea and Gabon

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    1. Courtney Lusane Edwards5 March 2015 at 04:41

      I heard about that and was extremely upset!but sadly we cannot stop what has happened with regards to this crisis,I hope a cure will be brought about soon thereby this will allow everything to end,it's a sad situation,innocent people are being killed

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  6. Anti :)5 March 2015 at 05:38

    Such an interesting blog Courtney I really also believe that social media also played a very big role in getting the message out about Ebola, people needed to know what it is.

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