What You Need to Know about
Ebola
The 2014 Ebola epidemic is
the largest in history
The outbreak is affecting multiple countries
in West Africa. Two imported cases, including
one death, and two locally acquired cases in
healthcare workers have been reported in the
United States.
CDC and partners are taking precautions to
prevent the further spread of Ebola within the
United States.
A person infected with Ebola is not
contagious until symptoms appear
The time from exposure to when signs or symptoms
of the disease appear (the incubation period) is 2 to
21 days, but the average time is 8 to 10 days. Signs
of Ebola include fever and symptoms like severe
headache, fatigue, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea,
stomach pain, or unexplained bleeding or bruising.
Ebola is spread through direct contact
with blood and body fluids
Ebola is spread through direct contact
(through broken skin or mucous membranes) with
• Blood and body fluids (like urine, feces, saliva,
vomit, sweat, and semen) of a person who is sick
with Ebola.
• Objects (like needles) that have been
contaminated with the blood or body fluids of a
person sick with Ebola
.
Ebola is not spread through the air, water, or food.
Protect yourself against Ebola
There is no FDA-approved vaccine available for
Ebola. Experimental vaccines and treatments for
Ebola are under development, but they have not
yet been fully tested for safety or effectiveness.
• DO wash your hands often with soap and water
or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Do NOTtouch the blood or body fluids (like urine,
feces, saliva, vomit, sweat, and semen) of people
who are sick.
• Do NOT handle items that may have come
in contact with a sick person’s blood or body
fluids, like clothes, bedding, needles, or
medical equipment.
• Do NOT touch the body of someone who has
died of Ebola.
What You Need to Know about
Ebola
The 2014 Ebola epidemic is
the largest in history
The outbreak is affecting multiple countries
in West Africa. Two imported cases, including
one death, and two locally acquired cases in
healthcare workers have been reported in the
United States.
CDC and partners are taking precautions to
prevent the further spread of Ebola within the
United States.
A person infected with Ebola is not
contagious until symptoms appear
The time from exposure to when signs or symptoms
of the disease appear (the incubation period) is 2 to
21 days, but the average time is 8 to 10 days. Signs
of Ebola include fever and symptoms like severe
headache, fatigue, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea,
stomach pain, or unexplained bleeding or bruising.
Ebola is spread through direct contact
with blood and body fluids
Ebola is spread through direct contact
(through broken skin or mucous membranes) with
• Blood and body fluids (like urine, feces, saliva,
vomit, sweat, and semen) of a person who is sick
with Ebola.
• Objects (like needles) that have been
contaminated with the blood or body fluids of a
person sick with Ebola
.
Ebola is not spread through the air, water, or food.
Protect yourself against Ebola
There is no FDA-approved vaccine available for
Ebola. Experimental vaccines and treatments for
Ebola are under development, but they have not
yet been fully tested for safety or effectiveness.
• DO wash your hands often with soap and water
or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Do NOTtouch the blood or body fluids (like urine,
feces, saliva, vomit, sweat, and semen) of people
who are sick.
• Do NOT handle items that may have come
in contact with a sick person’s blood or body
fluids, like clothes, bedding, needles, or
medical equipment.
• Do NOT touch the body of someone who has
died of Ebola.
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