Written By: Shraddha Rupavate | Updated : October 10, 2014 5:02 PM IST
The Japanese tourist in Manipur, who reportedly was suspected with Ebola, does not carry the deadly disease.
According to Japan Times, the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo confirmed Thursday that the health authorities in India have ruled out the possibility of the woman being infected with Ebola since she has not travelled to any of the Ebola-hit nations in West Africa. As per the statement by foreign health ministry official in Tokyo, the suspect had no history of contact with Ebola infected patients. (Read: Ebola Facts: Top 7 myths busted)
The confirmation was apparently received by the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo from Indian authorities via Japanese Embassy on Tuesday. The tourist is still hospitalised in Imphal but her condition is improving. The exact cause of her illness is unknown. (Read: What is the Ebola incubation period?)
The 27-year-old had already visited five countries and had stayed over in a hotel at Imphal. She had taken road-route from Myanmar to reach Manipur. Soon after reaching Imphal, she reportedly developed Ebola-like symptoms and was shifted to a private hospital in Imphal. (Read: Ebola facts frequently asked questions (FAQ))
Early symptoms of Ebola
Fever: Increase in body temperature is the first defence mechanism that the body uses to kill any foreign particle invading the body. When Ebola infects the body, it causes a release of various compounds like cytokines and histamines that pass on the signals of increasing body temperature. In fact, Ebola virus disease is also called the Ebola haemorrhagic fever, where the temperature can go above 38.6 C or 101.5 F.
Headache: It is the most common symptom of Ebola infection after fever, present in almost 96 percent of the cases. Nausea and headache along with fever present a typical case of common cold and flu. At this stage, the symptoms can be confused with other common infections.
Stomach pain: A few viral particles invade the liver and starts destroying the hepatocytes. New virions start damaging the intestinal cells causing abdominal pain.
Drop in blood pressure: The cytokines and histamines released by the immune cells, soon after the entry of the virus in the body, increases the permeability of the cells lining the blood vessels. This causes leakage of water from the blood into the surrounding tissues and a sudden drop in blood pressure.
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