It's extremely unlikely that you have Ebola, but it could be another serious condition such as cholera or malaria , so get help in case you need tests or treatment. Sometimes a doctor may want to take a sample of your blood, urine or poo so it can be checked for infections. The Ebola virus disease is spread through contact with the blood, body fluids or organs of a person or animal with the infection.
Ebola can not be caught through routine social contact, such as shaking hands, with people who do not have symptoms. There's currently no licensed treatment or vaccine for Ebola virus disease, although vaccines and drug therapies are being developed and tested. Any area where an outbreak happens should be immediately quarantined, and people who have the infection should be treated in isolation in intensive care.
Dehydration is common, so fluids may be given directly into a vein. Blood oxygen levels and blood pressure also needs to be maintained at the right level, and organs supported while the person's body fights the infection. Ebola is one of several viral hemorrhagic fevers, caused by infection with a virus of the Filoviridae family, genus Ebolavirus. The fatality rates of Ebola vary depending on the strain. For example, Ebola-Zaire can have a fatality rate of up to 90 percent while Ebola-Reston has never caused a fatality in humans.
The infection is transmitted by direct contact with the blood, body fluids, and tissues of infected animals or people. Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. Ebola virus disease EVD is often characterized by the abrupt onset of fever , intense weakness, muscle pain, headache , and sore throat.
Ebola tends to spread quickly through families and friends as they are exposed to infectious secretions when caring for an ill individual. The time interval from infection with Ebola to the onset of symptoms ranges from days.
The time interval from infection with Ebola to the onset of symptoms is days, although days is most common. Signs and symptoms include:. Laboratory tests may show low white blood cell and platelet counts and elevated liver enzymes. In fact, Ebola virus was isolated from the semen of an infected man 61 days after the onset of illness. There is currently no licensed vaccine available for Ebola. Several vaccines are being tested, but at this time, none are available for clinical use.
In October , the World Health Organization WHO organized an expert consultation to assess, test, and eventually license two promising Ebola vaccines:. On July 31 , Lancet published preliminary results of a vaccine trial funded and organized by the WHO; the Ebola ca Suffit vaccine had percent efficacy in the trial, which took place in Guinea and involved 4, people.
Using medication to support blood pressure, reduce vomiting and diarrhea, and to manage fever and pain. Treating other infections, if they occur.
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The FDA approved Ervebo, the first vaccine for the prevention of Ebola virus disease, in December , with support from a study conducted in Guinea during the Ebola outbreak. The FDA, an agency within the U. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices.
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