Title: Ebola: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment | Live Science
Headings: Ebola: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Ebola: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Causes and origins
Virus
Symptoms and diagnosis
How is Ebola spread?
Ebola treatment
Recovery and immunity
Prevention
Additional resources

Content: Ebola is not spread through the air. This means that a person cannot contract the virus from breathing the same air as an infected individual. However, if an infected individual directly sneezes on a person and the mucus from that sneeze comes into contact with an open cut or the eyes, nose or mouth of someone else, there is a chance of infection. WHO has not documented cases of this actually happening, though. Health workers are at the highest risk of contracting Ebola. Health workers are between 21 and 32 times more likely to be infected with Ebola than people in the general adult population, according to WHO, and, two-thirds of those infected have died. Ebola treatment
There is no cure for Ebola, nor are there any vaccines that can prevent the disease. Those who recover from the disease do so through the strength of their own immune system, according to the CDC. Doctors have found that one of the most important treatments for patients afflicted with the virus is simply keeping them well hydrated and helping them breathe, to give their immune system a better chance to fight off the disease. Doctors are trying several experimental treatments on patients.