EBOLA DISEASE - SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT, PREVENTION

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a rare and deadly disease in people and nonhuman primates. The viruses that cause EVD are located mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. People can get EVD through direct contact with an infected animal (bat or nonhuman primate) or a sick or dead person infected with Ebola virus.It spreads to people by contact with the skin or bodily fluids of an infected animal, like a monkey, chimp, or fruit bat. Then it moves from person to person the same wayOther ways to get Ebola include touching contaminated needles or surfaces.

  SYMPTOMS-

 Symptoms show up 2 to 21 days after infection and usually include:
High fever, Headache, Joint and muscle aches,Sore throat,Weakness,Stomach pain,Lack of appetite.As the disease gets worse, it causes bleeding inside the body, as well as from the eyes, ears, and nose. Some people will vomit or cough upblood, have bloody diarrhea, and get a rash.

 TREATMENT-

 Treatment includes an experimental serum that destroys infected cells.
Doctors manage the symptoms of Ebola with:
Fluids and electrolytes Oxygen Blood pressure medication Blood transfusions Treatment for other infections. 

 PREVENTION-

 There’s a vaccine to prevent Ebola. 

 •The best way to avoid catching the disease is by not traveling to areas where the virus is found. 
•If you are in areas where Ebola is present, avoid contact with bats, monkeys, chimpanzees.

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