This WHO infographic aims to inform the public on the measures they can take to travel to and from countries affected by the Ebola virus while significantly lowering their risk of contracting the disease.
Some of the advice may seem painfully obvious -- such as 'avoid touching the body of someone who died of Ebola' -- but others constitute helpful reminders to wash your hands with soap throughout the day and avoid direct physical contact with any person displaying Ebola-like symptoms.
The WHO infographic also urges travelers on airplanes to immediately inform airline personnel if they develop symptoms associated with Ebola such as fever, weakness, muscle pain, diarrhoea, bleeding and so on. Travelers are also urged to inform airline personnel if a fellow traveler is displaying tell-tale symptoms or signs.
What's Driving This Trend
- Disease-prevention Infographics for Travelers
- Creating visually engaging infographics can educate travelers and reduce the spread of diseases, especially in the current global climate
- Personal Health and Safety Awareness
- Promoting personal health and safety measures can empower individuals to take preventative actions against the spread of infectious diseases
- Collaborative Disease-prevention Efforts
- Collaboration between international health organizations and governments can help establish standardized disease-prevention measures for travelers worldwide.
Who This Affects Most
- Travel and Tourism
- The travel industry can use disease-prevention infographics to educate travelers on best practices for minimizing the spread of infectious diseases while traveling
- Healthcare
- The healthcare industry can use similar infographics to educate individuals on how to protect themselves and others from infectious diseases like Ebola
- Government and International Organizations
- International organizations and governments can use disease-prevention infographics to promote health and safety measures globally and collaborate on standardization efforts for a safer world.
