WILLIAM V. S. TUBMAN UNIVERSITY

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

EBOLA

PREVENTIVE MEASURES

Regularly wash your hands with soap and water

Avoid contact with the body of an Ebola victim

Avoid eating bush meat (monkeys & fruit bats)

Chlorinate water before drinking

IN EBOLA VIRUS AND MARBURG VIRUS, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS TYPICALLY BEGIN

ABRUPTLY WITHIN FIVE TO 10 DAYS OF INFECTION. EARLY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS IN-

CLUDE:

Fever

Severe headache

Joint and muscle aches

Chills

Sore throat Weakness

OVER TIME, SYMPTOMS BECOME INCREASINGLY SEVERE AND MAY INCLUDE:

Nausea and vomiting

Diarrhea (may be bloody)

Red eyes

Raised rash

Chest pain and cough

Stomach pain

Severe weight loss

Bleeding from the nose, mouth, rectum, eyes and ears