1. Ebola Outbreak FactsheetWhat you need to know about the EbolaVirus Disease

2. Is Ebola Real or just a MediaHoax? 3. What is the Ebola Virus?Ebola, previously known as Ebola haemorrhagicfever, is a rare and deadly disease caused byinfection with one of the Ebola virus strains. Ebolacan cause disease in humans and nonhumanprimates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees). 4. Ebola Cont.Ebola is caused by infection with a virus of thefamily Filoviridae, genus Ebolavirus. There arefive identified Ebola virus species, four of which areknown to cause disease in humans: Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus); Sudan virus (Sudan ebolavirus); Ta Forest virus (Ta Forest ebolavirus, formerlyCte dIvoire ebolavirus); and Bundibugyo virus (Bundibugyo ebolavirus). The fifth, Reston virus (Reston ebolavirus), hascaused disease in nonhuman primates, but not inhumans. 5. Ebola HistoryEbola was first discovered in 1976 near the EbolaRiver in what is now the Democratic Republic of theCongo. Since then, outbreaks have appearedsporadically in Africa (more specifically West-Africa) 6. What of the Ebola Outbreak2014?An epidemic of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) isongoing in certain West African countries.It began in Guinea in December 2013 and spreadto Liberia and Sierra Leone then to other countriesas follows; 7. Major Countries with Ebola Transmission (in 2014) Guinea Liberia Sierra LeoneCountries with limited local transmission (in 2014) Spain United StatesCountries with contained spread ( in 2014) Senegal Nigeria 8. How Do You Get Ebola? Human -to - human transmission, primarilythrough direct or indirect contact with bodily fluidssuch as blood, urine, and saliva Contact with contaminated objects such asneedles or soiled bedding or clothing The Virus is not airborne like flu 9. What are the Symptoms? Sudden onset of fever, weakness, muscle pain,headache, sore throat followed by vomiting,diarrhoea, rash, impaired kidney, and liverfunction. In some cases, there is internal bleeding andexternal bleeding 10. How Long Before SymptomsShow?Anywhere between two (2) totwenty one (21) days, though eight(8) to ten (10) days is mostcommon. 11. Noticeable Symptoms 12. What Diseases Should Be Ruled OutFirst? MalariaTyphoid fever Shigellosis Cholera Leptospirosis Rickettsiosis Relapsing fever MeningitisHepatitis andother viralhaemorrhagicfevers 13. How Can You Protect Yourself? Avoid direct contact with bodily fluids, someonesuffering from Ebola or a deceased person Wash your hands with soap and water or analcohol based hand sanitizer when in risk of suchcontact Wear gloves, a mask and a long protective gownif coming within about 3 feet of an infected patient Anyone suspected of contracting the virus shouldbe isolated and public health officials notified 14. How is it Treated? Balancing the patient's fluids and electrolytes Maintaining patient's oxygen status and bloodpressure Treating him or her for any complicating infection 15. Is there an Ebola cure?There is currently No Cure for Ebola however, thereare a number of experimental drugs that are beingconsidered for use in this context such as; ZMapp which is a combination of monoclonalantibodies TKM-Ebola an RNA interference drug Favipivir a drug approved in Japan for stockpilingagainst influenza pandemics BCX4430 is a broad-spectrum antiviral drugdeveloped by BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and currentlybeing researched as a potential treatment for Ebolaby USAMRIID. Brincidofovir, another broad-spectrum antiviral drug JK-05, a small molecule drug among others 16. Do You Believethe MediaStories aboutEbola?