Title: Ebola virus disease  - NHS
Headings: Ebola virus disease
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Ebola virus disease
Advice to travellers
Symptoms of Ebola
What to do if you become ill
How Ebola is spread
Treatment for Ebola
Preventing Ebola
Further information

Content: It's extremely unlikely that you have Ebola, but it could be another serious condition such as cholera or malaria, so get help in case you need tests or treatment. Always remember to mention your recent travel history, as this may help to identify the cause. Sometimes a doctor may want to take a sample of your blood, urine or poo so it can be checked for infections. How Ebola is spread
The Ebola virus disease is spread through contact with the blood, body fluids or organs of a person or animal with the infection. For example, it can be spread by: directly touching the body of someone who has symptoms, or recently died from the disease
cleaning up body fluids (blood, poo, urine or vomit) or touching the soiled clothing of an infected person – the virus can survive for several days outside the body
touching unsterilised needles or medical equipment used in the care of the infected person
having sex with an infected person without using a condom – studies show traces of Ebola may remain in semen many months after recovery
handling or eating raw or undercooked "bushmeat"
Ebola can not be caught through routine social contact, such as shaking hands, with people who do not have symptoms. Treatment for Ebola
There's currently no licensed treatment or vaccine for Ebola virus disease, although vaccines and drug therapies are being developed and tested. Any area where an outbreak happens should be immediately quarantined, and people who have the infection should be treated in isolation in intensive care. Dehydration is common, so fluids may be given directly into a vein. Blood oxygen levels and blood pressure also needs to be maintained at the right level, and organs supported while the person's body fights the infection.