Title: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) - Symptoms and Causes | familydoctor.org
Headings: Ebola Virus Disease
Ebola Virus Disease
What is Ebola virus disease?
Symptoms of Ebola virus disease
What causes Ebola virus disease?
How is Ebola virus disease diagnosed?
Can Ebola virus disease be prevented or avoided?
Ebola virus disease treatment
Living with Ebola virus disease
Questions to ask your doctor
Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Ebola virus disease
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: History of Ebola virus disease

Content: Scientists believe that it is animal-borne and most likely comes from bats, which transmit the Ebola virus to other animals and humans. There is no proof that mosquitos or other insects can transmit the virus. Once infected, a person can spread the virus to other people. The Ebola virus is not as contagious as common viruses, such as colds or the flu. It is not spread through air, water, or food. The Ebola virus is spread through direct contact with: Blood of a person infected with the virus
Body fluids, such as breast milk, stool, saliva, semen, sweat, urine, or vomit, of a person infected with the virus
Objects, such as needles or syringes, that are contaminated with the virus
Animals, such as bats and primates, that are infected with the virus
Direct contact means that a person’s eye, mouth, nose, or broken skin touches contaminated blood, fluids, or an object. Broken skin may be a cut, scratch, scrape, or open wound. For most people, the risk of being infected with the Ebola virus is extremely low. The risk increases if you: