ABOUT
Symptoms:
Symptoms of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) include:
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Fever
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Severe headache
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Muscle pain
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Weakness
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Fatigue
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Diarrhea
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Vomiting
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Abdominal (stomach) pain
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Unexplained hemorrhage (bleeding or bruising)
For more in depth information of the Ebola Virus Disease watch the video linked below:
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Transmission:
The virus spreads through direct contact (such as through broken skin or mucous membranes in the eyes, nose, or mouth) with:
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Blood or body fluids (urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, and semen) of a person who is sick with or has died from EVD
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Objects (such as needles and syringes) contaminated with body fluids from a person sick with EVD or the body of a person who died from EVD
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Infected fruit bats or nonhuman primates (such as apes and monkeys)
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Semen from a man who recovered from EVD (through oral, vaginal, or anal sex)
Indirect Effects:
Indirect effects refers to changes in health outcomes caused by the effect of the West Africa EVD outbreak on the health systems, including but not limited to increased maternal morbidity and mortality, a reduction in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral treatment (ARTs), an increase in malaria cases due to termination of intermittent preventative treatment (IPT) programs, fewer children being treated for diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) and hospital in-patient admittance and essential surgery.