Title: Chapter 1: What is Ebola and what does it do to the body? | Mercy Corps
Headings: Chapter 1: What is Ebola and what does it do to the body?
Chapter 1: What is Ebola and what does it do to the body?
What exactly is Ebola?
What happens to your body when you get Ebola?
What causes an Ebola outbreak to start?
What causes Ebola to spread?
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How can you protect yourself against Ebola?
Is there a vaccine to prevent Ebola?
What are the long-term health effects of Ebola?
Can Ebola be treated?
Can you survive Ebola without treatment?
How much does it cost to treat Ebola?

Content: Sean Sheridan for Mercy Corps
What causes Ebola to spread? Once a person becomes infected with the Ebola virus, they can spread the virus to another person through direct contact with bodily fluids. The infected bodily fluid needs to enter a person's body to take effect and may enter through broken skin or the eyes, nose or mouth. A person might get Ebola if they come into contact with any of the following: Blood or bodily fluid such as urine, saliva or sweat from a person who is infected with EVD or who has died from EVD
Objects such as needles that are contaminated with infected bodily fluid
Infected fruit bats or nonhuman primates
Semen from a person who recovered from EVD
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Thank you for signing up! How can you protect yourself against Ebola? There are several ways to prevent getting infected during an Ebola outbreak. First, it's worth noting that although Ebola is contagious, it cannot spread to others when a person does not show symptoms.