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1. What we need to know about
EBOLA
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2. WHAT IS EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE (EVD)?
Formerly known as Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever (EHF),
The average EVD case
fatality rate.
EVD is a severe, often fatal illness in humans.
Case fatality rates have
varied from 25% to
90% in past outbreaks. 50% 25% - 90%

3. HOW WAS THE VIRUS ACQUIRED FROM ANIMALS?
chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys
Ebolavirus
Ecology
It is thought that
fruit bats of the
Pteropodidae family
are natural Ebola
virus hosts.
Bats Infected animals Human beings

4. HOW DOES EBOLA SPREAD THROUGH
HUMAN-TO-HUMAN TRANSMISSION?
Direct contact through broken skin or
mucous membranes with the following
of infected people:
Blood, vomit, sweat, saliva, urine, feces, and
other body fluids
Contaminated surfaces (e.g door knobs, countertops)
Materials (e.g. bedding, clothing)
used by infected people

5. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF EVD?
Day 1 5 10 15 20
First symptoms: Secondary symptoms:
fever fatigue, muscle pain,
headache and sore throat
vomiting, diarrhea, rash, symptoms of
impaired kidney and liver function, and
in some cases, both internal and external
bleeding (e.g. oozing from the gums,
blood in the stools)
Symptoms appear anywhere between two and 21 days after exposure to the virus.
Humans are not infectious until they develop symptoms.

6. Supportive care
rehydration
Oral or
intravenous fluids
Treatment of specific
There is no approved vaccine or medicine available for Ebola,
but various therapies are being evaluated.
symptoms
HOW IS EVD TREATED?

7. HOW DO WE STOP EBOLA FROM SPREADING?
Wildlife-to-human
transmission
• Avoid eating raw meat of infected animals
• Handle animals with gloves and other protective
clothing
• Cook animal meat thoroughly before eating
Human-to-human
transmission
Outbreak
containment
measures
• Avoid contact with infected people
• Use gloves and personal protective equipment when taking
care of infected patients
• Wash hands thoroughly after hospital visits
• Bury the dead safely and promptly
• Identify people who may have been in contact with infected patients
• Monitor the health of contacts for 21 days
• Separate the healthy from the sick to prevent further spread
• Maintain good hygiene and clean environment

8. What we need to know about
EBOLA
Sources:
• http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/
• http://www.vox.com/2014/10/9/6905347/too-afraid-to-ask-about-ebola-virus-outbreak-symptoms
• http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/resources/virus-ecology.html

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