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Faculty of Health Sciences] | "Spain and USA started from a similar protocol, but there have been acted differently" |

The attending physician at the Reina Sofía Hospital, Enrique Bernal, speaks at the UCAM on current Ebola

Students of Medicine and Nursing at the Catholic University of Murcia have expanded this afternoon concerning the Ebola their health knowledge, through the conference that has provided the attending physician of the General Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Enrique Bernal, who has lectured on the history virus, mechanisms of transmission, current treatments, such as monoclonal ZMAPP;

or vaccines in which they are working towards their prevention.

With regard to the social alarm arose to cases of Ebola in Spain, Enrique Bernal says that "there should be no social alarm", but if prevention.

"It is a deadly virus, but if done right does not have to spread."

Similarly, the Deputy Medical Hospital Reina Sofía ensures that when the patient is in his last moments is when the highest concentration of virus present in the body, which indicates that it is at this point where you have to be more cautious before a contagion.

"This is where we must review the protocols and try to improve."

As pointed out by Enrique Bernal in Murcia there is coordination with respect to the virus, and are giving workshops to health workers, "especially to find off the suit."

Given the possibility that Ebola cases occur in the region, Bernal says that this is low, "what has already been done are suspected cases" which finally had Ebola but other pathologies.

Spain / USA

On the way he has managed USA For Nurse infected by the virus, the doctor says that both Spain and the country started from a similar protocol, however, notes that in the case of the USA is activated in a manner different and faster, in which "sure has influenced everything that happened here."

In the case of Spain, Enrique Bernal ensures that the handling of the situation was made regarding the patient was infected with Ebola deficit in the early stages, but also adds that this "now has improved a lot."

Source: UCAM