Title: Ebola Virus: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Headings: Ebola Virus Infection
Ebola Virus Infection
How Do You Get Ebola?
What Are the Symptoms of Ebola?
How Is Ebola Diagnosed?
How Is Ebola Treated?
How Can You Prevent Ebola?
Ebola Facts
Health Solutions

Content: Those who care for a sick person or bury someone who has died from the disease often get it. Other ways to get Ebola include touching contaminated needles or surfaces. You can’t get Ebola from air, water, or food. A person who has Ebola but has no symptoms can’t spread the disease, either. What Are the Symptoms of Ebola? Early on, Ebola can feel like the flu or other illnesses. Symptoms show up 2 to 21 days after infection and usually include: High fever
Headache
Joint and muscle aches
Sore throat
Weakness
Stomach pain
Lack of appetite
As the disease gets worse, it causes bleeding inside the body, as well as from the eyes, ears, and nose. Some people will vomit or cough up blood, have bloody diarrhea, and get a rash. How Is Ebola Diagnosed?