Title: Centre for Health Protection - Ebola Virus Disease
Headings: Health Topics
Health Topics
Ebola Virus Disease
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Causative agent
Clinical features
Mode of transmission
Incubation period
Management
Prevention
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Content: Based on current evidence, World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that survivors of EVD and their sexual partners should either abstain from all types of sex, or practise safe sex through correct and consistent condom use for 12 months from onset of symptoms or until the semen tests negative twice for Ebola virus. Incubation period
It ranges from 2 to 21 days. Management
There is no specific treatment for the disease. Patients must be managed in isolation facilities to prevent the spread of infection. Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. Patients are frequently dehydrated and require oral or intravenous rehydration. Healthcare workers should put on personal protective equipment and adopt strict infection control measures when caring for suspected patients. Prevention
There is currently no registered vaccine for EVD in Hong Kong. An Ebola vaccine, called rVSV-ZEBOV, was shown to be highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial led by WHO in Guinea in 2015. To prevent the infection, it is important for travellers who go to affected areas to observe the following: