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An official study done in 2012 showed how Ebola could transfer between pigs and monkeys that were in separate cages. They were never in direct contact. The experiment made a conclusion that Ebola could be spread through suspended droplets in the air. That Ebola could only be spread through exchange of bodily fluids has been a line we have heard countless times, ever since the virus was discovered, on mainstream news. But corporate media and public health officials have been keeping the truth from you. For some time now, it’s been suspected that CDC’s honesty on this matter is questionable. They have recently made changes concerning Ebola transmission; ease of transference and contamination is of great concern. According to their update: “A low risk exposure includes any of the following: ¤ Household member or other casual contact with an EVD patient. ¤ Providing patient care or casual contact without high-risk exposure with EVD patients in health care facilities in EVD outbreak affecte...

Worried by incessant teenage pregnancies in the country, a medical doctor, Dr Aderonke Dawodu, on Friday in Epe, Lagos State, urged teenagers to abstain from sex. Dawodu, the Medical Director, Epe General Hospital, gave the advice at a symposium organised by a non-political organisation --Progressive Movement in Epe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the symposium is, "Cultism, Teenage Pregnancy and Community Education: Our Future in Question." She said adventurous sex by teenagers had contributed to early pregnancies and child marriage among them Dawodu called for sexuality education for teenage girls to prevent teenage pregnancies and a truncation of their careers. "The teen age is from 13 to 19 years. At this stage, these children are adventurous, easily influenced and sometimes rebellious." "Parents and teachers have a duty to teach our children sexuality education.Let them know the consequences of unprotected sex which may le...

...Continuation Nigeria ranks among the seven countries in the world with the highest level of teenage births. The other countries are Bangladesh, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, and the United States. Sex education would help create more awareness about teenage pregnancies and so reduce the number in the country, Abah noted. "Parents must also take parenting seriously. We tend to leave that role to teachers," she said. For Mr. Shenebe Noah, proprietor, Whanyinna School, the young girls should also be made to realise that life did not end at Makoko. "There is still a lot they can do for their future," he said. According to him, the school, which he said was built for them by 'white men', currently has 218 children from the Makoko waterside. "Initially, the parents here didn't like taking their children to school, because they only believed in trading and fishing, but things have changed," he said. Another English ...