Viral hemorrhagic fevers #VHFs are a group of infectious diseases that affect multiple organ systems in the body and may be accompanied by bleeding.

What are the #InfectionPreventionandControl practices that need to be in place in the management of VHFs?

🔗Download our National Guideline on #IPC for #VHF
https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/111_1579986179.pdf

Common Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers #VHFs include #LassaFever, #EbolaVirusDisease, #YellowFever, #DengueFever, #MarburgFever and #CrimeanCongoHaemorrhagicFever.

What are the #InfectionPreventionandControl practices that need to be in place in the management of VHFs?

🔗Download our National Guideline on #IPC for #VHF
https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/111_1579986179.pdf

Health workers,

Continuous and appropriate use of infection prevention and control methods is crucial to protect yourself from Healthcare-Associated Infections and further spread in the community.

🔗Download our National Guideline on #IPC for #VHF
https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/111_1579986179.pdf

Standard #IPC is key to preventing the spread of infection from patients to health workers, health workers to other health workers or their families, and from the patients to the rest of the community.

🔗Download our National Guideline on #IPC for #VHF
https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/111_1579986179.pdf

Viral hemorrhagic fevers #VHFs such as #LassaFever affect multiple organ systems in the body and may be accompanied by bleeding.

Download and share our National Guideline on #IPC for #VHF for measures required in the management of VHFs

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https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/111_1579986179.pdf

Health workers,

Continuous and appropriate use of infection prevention and control methods is crucial to protect yourself from Healthcare-Associated Infections and further spread in the community.

🔗Download our National Guideline on #IPC for #VHF
https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/111_1579986179.pdf