Title: Ebola: Symptoms, treatment, and causes
Headings: Ebola: What you need to know
Ebola: What you need to know
Symptoms of Ebola
What are the treatments for Ebola?
Ebola vaccines
Ebola prevention
What causes Ebola?
How does Ebola transmission occur in humans?
What is the history of Ebola?
Risk factors for Ebola outbreak
Tests and diagnosis

Content: Ebola is considered a zoonosis, meaning that the virus is present in animals and is transmitted to humans. How this transmission occurs at the onset of an outbreak in humans is unknown. In Africa, people have developed Ebola after handling infected animals found ill or dead, including chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope, and porcupines. Person-to-person transmission occurs after someone infected with Ebolavirus becomes symptomatic. As it can take between 2 and 21 days for symptoms to develop, a person with Ebola may have been in contact with hundreds of people, which is why an outbreak can be hard to control and may spread rapidly. How does Ebola transmission occur in humans? When an Ebola infection occurs in humans, the virus can be spread in several ways to others. Above is a list of ways Ebola can and cannot be transmitted. Transmission of Ebola between humans can occur through: Direct contact through broken skin and mucous membranes with the blood, secretions, organs, or other body fluids of infected people.