Thursday, 25 February 2016
Ebola 'devastates long-term health'
Most people who survive an Ebola infection will have long-lasting health problems, say doctors from the US National Institutes of Health.
Their studies on survivors in Liberia showed large numbers had developed weakness, memory loss and depressive symptoms in the six months after being discharged from an Ebola unit.
Other patients were "actively suicidal" or still having hallucinations.
More than 17,000 people in West Africa have survived Ebola infection.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment