Ebola Fever WHAT IS EBOLA FEVER DISEASE Ebola

Ebola Fever

WHAT IS EBOLA FEVER DISEASE ? ● Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF) is a severe, often-fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and gorilla ) that has appeared sporadically since its initial recognition in 1976.

WHAT IS VECTOR BORNE ? It comes from chimpanzee It is transmitted to humans a

WHAT IS THE VECTOR THAT TRANSMITS THE DISEASE ? ● A vector-borne disease is one in which the pathogenic microorganism is transmitted from an infected individual to another individual by an arthropod or other agent, sometimes with other animals serving as intermediary hosts.

HOW IS IT TRANSMITTED FROM ANIMAL TO HUMAN ? ● Ebola virus hemorrhagic fever is a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans by direct contact with infected live or dead animals, and more specifically with their body fluid.

WHAT ARE EARLY SYMPTOMS OF THE EBOLA FEVER ? ● ● Early symptoms are you will have a fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, and weakness, followed by diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain , red eyes , and external bleeding. Here is some pictures of the Ebola symptoms :

MUSCLE ACHE

DIARRHEA

STOMACH PAIN

SORE THROAT

RED EYES

EXTERNAL BLEEDING

WHAT ARE THE LATE STAGE SYMPTOMS OF EBOLA FEVER ? ● ● ● Late symptoms include: Bleeding from eyes, ears, and nose Bleeding from the mouth and rectum (gastrointestinal bleeding) ● Depression ● Eye swelling (conjunctivitis) ● Genital swelling (labia and scrotum) ● Increased feeling of pain in the skin ● ● Rash over the entire body that often contains blood (hemorrhagic) Roof of mouth looks red

DOES IT AFFECT TO CHILDREN / ADULT OR BOTH? Ebola does not affect children differently than adults. Ebola is a deadly virus that is highly contagious when a person is exposed to other people who are infected. Up to 90% of people who are infected with the virus may die.

HOW DOES IT SPREAD HUMAN TO HUMAN ? Ebola is introduced into the human population through close cont

HOW EBOLA VIRUS SPREAD ? The spread of Ebola virus occurs when uninfected people

EBOLA FEVER VICTIMS

TREATMENT FOR EBOLA FEVER Treatments for Ebola may include: · Oxygen and devices that help with breathing · Antibiotics to prevent secondary infections from bacte · Medications to control fever, help the blood clot, and · Intravenous (IV) fluids to maintain fluids and electroly · Good nursing care.

WHERE IS EBOLA VIRUS FOUND IN NATURE ? It was first found in the Democratic Rep

HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED ? The Ebola virus was first associated with an outbreak of 318 cases of a

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