Prevention of viral hemorrhagic fever Prevention of viral hemorrhagic fever Prevention of viral hemorrhagic fever is similar for the different viruses. There are a number of different viral hemorrhagic fevers including Ebola virus disease, Lassa fever, Rift valley fever, Marburg virus disease, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and yellow fever. Lassa, Ebola, Marburg and CCHF can be spread by direct contact with the body fluids of those infected. Thus the content here covers the prevention of Ebola. The use of standard precautions is recommended with all patients in a healthcare environment. This includes a minimum level of standard precautions for use with all people regardless of
SMS Hessen "Hessen" was tasked with clearing paths for merchant vessels in the iced-over Baltic. She also made visits to the ports of Libau, Latvia, and Reval, Estonia, during this period. The ship joined the pre-dreadnought , the flagship of "VAdm" Konrad Mommsen, for a trip to Spain that lasted from 12 May to 19 June. During the cruise, "Hessen" visited the Canary Islands and Cape Verde in the central Atlantic. In July, "Hessen" and the torpedo boat "T190" visited Neufahrwasser; they were the first German warships to visit Danzig since Germany lost control of the city to Poland after the war.