Street play held to highlight Ebola menace

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The camp and street play were organised by Zoology Department of Career College in collaboration with library Science and NSS. Under the camp organised, the masses were informed about what exactly Ebola is all about. They were informed that Ebola is a disease of humans and other primates caused by an Ebola virus. Symptoms start two days to three weeks after contracting the virus, with a fever, sore throat, muscle pain and headaches. The experts explained the masses that typically, vomiting, diarrhoea and rash follow, along with decreased functioning of the liver and kidneys when a person is suffered with Ebola virus. Around this time, affected people may begin to bleed both within the body and externally.

During the camp, it was also informed to the masses that no particular remedy or cure has been detected till now for this virus. later, the students of Career College presented a street play under which they enacted about the symptoms and precautions for Ebola virus. A health specialist Dr Manjula Saini while addressing the masses revealed some herbal remedies as precaution. She said that Tulsi leaves can be proved to be the best herbal precaution for the virus. Further in-charge NSS, Manoj Salokar said that till now the virus has not been detected in India but it is important to take the precautions. He further said that the camp was organised with the aim to spread awareness about the virus.     

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