Title: Ebola Virus and Disease
Headings: Ebola Virus and Disease
Ebola Virus and Disease
What Is Ebola?
What Causes Ebola?
Risk Factors and Transmission
What Are the Symptoms of Ebola?
How Is Ebola Diagnosed?
How Is Ebola Treated?
Prevention
Complications
Outlook

Content: Cleaning crews should use a bleach solution to clean floors and surfaces that may have come in contact with the Ebola virus. Further research is being done to help prevent future outbreaks. As of April 2015, the World Health Organization
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(WHO) reports that two possible vaccines are being tested for human safety. Complications
People’s immune systems can respond differently to Ebola. While some may recover from the virus without complication, others can have residual effects. These lingering effects may include: joint problems
hair loss
extreme weakness and fatigue
delirium
inflammation of the liver and eyes
sensory changes
jaundice
According to the Mayo Clinic, such complications can last for a few weeks to several months. Other complications of the virus can be deadly, including: failure of multiple organs
coma
shock
severe bleeding
Outlook
According to the WHO
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, the average fatality rate for a person infected with Ebola is 50 percent. Some virus strains are deadlier than others.