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: Transmission can occur via the eyes, nose, mouth, broken skin, or sexual contact. Healthcare workers are especially at risk for contracting Ebola because they often deal with blood and bodily fluids. Other risk factors include: exposure to infected objects, such as needles
interactions with infected animals
attending burial ceremonies of someone who has died from Ebola
traveling to areas where a recent outbreak has occurred
What Are the Symptoms of Ebola? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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(CDC), Ebola symptoms typically appear within 8 to 10 days after exposure; however, symptoms can appear as early as two days after exposure or take as long as three weeks to appear. Extreme fatigue is often the first and most prominent symptom. Other symptoms include: diarrhea
fever
headache
muscle pain
stomach pain
unexplained bleeding or bruising
vomiting
If you’ve come in contact with or provided care to someone diagnosed with Ebola or handled infected animals and have any symptoms you should seek immediate medical attention. How Is Ebola Diagnosed?