PHOTOS: Woman Saves Her Whole Family From Ebola, Uses Own-Developed Method

Fatu Kekula

A 22-year-old Liberian woman, Fatu Kekula, saved the lives of her 3 family members, who contracted the deadly Ebola virus
Fatu Kekula nursed her father, mother, sister and cousin, taking care of them all by herself: feeding, cleaning and giving drugs, CNN reports.
 Unfortunately her cousin lost the fight against the tropical virus. Continue....

Fatu Kekula’s cousin Alfred

Miraculously, Fatu did not get infected even despite the fact that she had no protective ammunition. It is none of a secret that health workers contacting the patients are in the risk group. More than 300 medical staff representatives contracted the EVD. 

Fatu Kekula’s family members, who survived Ebola

The young woman, who is a final year student of a nursing school, used her self-made equipment while taking care of the patients. International aid workers heard about the so-called “trash bag method” and even teach it to West Africans affected by the epidemic and lacking the protective gear. 

Method

Fatu Kekula invented her own “trash bag method” while fightin Ebola

Fatu put trash bags over her socks and tied them in a knot, then she put on rubber boots and another pair of trash bags over the boots. After that she wrapped her hair in a pair of stockings, wore a raincoat and four pairs of gloves on each hand, and finally – the mask.

Fatu’s story It all started July 27, when the woman took her father to the hospital with the high blood pressure. The man was placed on the bed of a patient, who had just died from Ebola. 

From this point Fatu’s nightmare began. The 52-year-old man quickly developed Ebola symptoms, including fever, vomiting and diarrhea. The hospital was soon shut down because of nurses dying from the virus.