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What is the treatment? There is no specific treatment that is approved for general use against Ebola virus disease but supportive treatment– hospital care to relieve symptoms and to prevent further complications and side effects-can be given. How can I protect myself against Ebola? Avoid contact with symptomatic patients and/or their bodily fluids Avoid contact with corpses and/or bodily fluids from deceased patients Avoid contact with wild animals both alive and dead and the consumption of ‘wild meats’ Wash hands regularly, using soap or antiseptics When to seek medical attention? If you develop fever, muscle aches, weakness, headache and sore throat, or you have been in an affected area, having had contact with blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of dead or living infected or suspected persons, you should seek rapid medical attention also mentioning your travel history. YOU CAN’T GET EBOLA THROUGH THE AIR, THROUGH WATER OR FOOD Produced by Health Promotion Department Ministry of Health 1-473-440-2649 FACTS about Ebola What is Ebola? Ebola virus disease formally called Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever is caused by the Ebola Virus. It is a severe disease found in countries in Africa and can often have a fatal outcome for up to 80% of infected persons. What are the symptoms of Ebola? Most common symptoms of the disease are sudden onset of fever, progressive weakness, muscle and joint pains and headache followed lack of appetite, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting . The more severe symptoms are bleeding from the nose, gums and skin, impaired kidney and liver function and bloody vomiting and stool. How can a person get infected? A person can get infected with the Ebola virus by direct contact with infected blood, sweat, secretions, tissues, organs or other bodily fluids of dead or living persons. It can also be contracted through unprotected sexual contact with patients who have recently recovered from the disease. It can take between 2 and 21 days from the point of contact with an infected person for symptoms to become apparent. PEOPLE ONLY BECOME INFECTIOUS ONCE THEY START TO HAVE SYMPTOMS What is the treatment? There is no specific treatment that is approved for general use against Ebola virus disease but supportive treatment– hospital care to relieve symptoms and to prevent further complications and side effects-can be given. How can I protect myself against Ebola? Avoid contact with symptomatic patients and/or their bodily fluids Avoid contact with corpses and/or bodily fluids from deceased patients Avoid contact with wild animals both alive and dead and the consumption of ‘wild meats’ Wash hands regularly, using soap or antiseptics When to seek medical attention? If you develop fever, muscle aches, weakness, headache and sore throat, or you have been in an affected area, having had contact with blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of dead or living infected or suspected persons, you should seek rapid medical attention also mentioning your travel history. YOU CAN’T GET EBOLA THROUGH THE AIR, THROUGH WATER OR FOOD Produced by Health Promotion Department Ministry of Health 1-473-440-2649 FACTS about Ebola What is Ebola? Ebola virus disease formally called Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever is caused by the Ebola Virus. It is a severe disease found in countries in Africa and can often have a fatal outcome for up to 80% of infected persons. What are the symptoms of Ebola? Most common symptoms of the disease are sudden onset of fever, progressive weakness, muscle and joint pains and headache followed lack of appetite, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting . The more severe symptoms are bleeding from the nose, gums and skin, impaired kidney and liver function and bloody vomiting and stool. How can a person get infected? A person can get infected with the Ebola virus by direct contact with infected blood, sweat, secretions, tissues, organs or other bodily fluids of dead or living persons. It can also be contracted through unprotected sexual contact with patients who have recently recovered from the disease. It can take between 2 and 21 days from the point of contact with an infected person for symptoms to become apparent. PEOPLE ONLY BECOME INFECTIOUS ONCE THEY START TO HAVE SYMPTOMS