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: giving medications to maintain blood pressure
managing electrolyte balances
providing extra oxygen, if needed
providing intravenous and/or oral fluids to prevent dehydration
treating coexisting infections
preventing other infections from occurring
administering blood products if indicated
Prevention
Individuals can take several precautions to protect against Ebola. These steps include: avoiding contact with blood and body fluids
practicing careful hand hygiene, including washing hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
refraining from engaging in burial rituals that involve handling the body of a person who died from Ebola
wearing protective clothing around wildlife
refraining from handling items a person with Ebola has handled (this includes clothing, bedding, needles, or medical equipment)
Healthcare workers and lab technicians also must practice precautions. This includes isolating people with Ebola and wearing protective gowns, gloves, masks, and eye shields when coming in contact with the infected person or their belongings. Careful protocol and disposal of these protective materials is also vital for infection prevention. 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
Trusted Source
(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.