The Truth about Ebola
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Did You Know? 1. Ebola is not airborne. 2. Ebola is contracted through contact with bodily fluids or blood of a symptomatic and infected person. 3. Early symptoms of Ebola are similar to common illnesses and include fever, headache, body aches, cough, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. 4. Chlorine disinfectant, heat, direct sunlight, soaps and detergents kill the Ebola virus. 5. According to the CDC, Ebola is considered “moderately” contagious and only if you are or have been in an affected area in Africa in the last 3-4 weeks or have come in contact with someone who has. 6. Medications to treat the virus are experimental. Right now, the best measure against contracting the Ebola virus is to practice good precautionary measures including: hand hygiene, disinfecting surfaces, and cough and sneeze etiquette. Transmission Transmission requires direct contact through broken skin or mucous membranes with infected body fluids, needles or animals. Importantly, Ebola is not spread via air, water or food. After exposure to the virus, symptoms may appear anytime from 2-21 days with the average being 8-10 days. For More Information Center for Disease Control : http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/ Phone: 1 800-CDC-INFO Texas Department of Health https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/ Phone: 1-888-963-7111 “At Premier One Emergency Centers, we are dedicated to educating our communities about health issues. With the first U.S. diagnosis of Ebola occurring in Dallas, Texas, we would like to share with you some important information about this virus. The CDC says the chances of contracting Ebola remain remote, but we at Premier One encourage our communities to be vigilant and educated about the potential for infection due to any illness. “ Marco Coppola, DO, FACEP; Chief Medical Officer for Premier One Emergency Centers. Ebola might be scary, but your odds of contracting it are NOT. Ebola Symptoms Early stages Advanced stages Starwood | 5649 Lebanon Road Frisco, TX 75034 (469) 384-7536 www.p1emergency.com sore throat impaired liver and kidney fever, fatigue, headache, chills bleeding from eyes, nose, and mouth muscle pain and weakness internal and external bleeding vomiting skin rash diarrhea Source: World Health Organization nausea, abdominal pain
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Did You Know?1. Ebola is not airborne.2. Ebola is contracted through contact with bodily
fluids or blood of a symptomatic and infected person.
3. Early symptoms of Ebola are similar to common illnesses and include fever, headache, body aches, cough, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea.
4. Chlorine disinfectant, heat, direct sunlight, soaps and detergents kill the Ebola virus.
5. According to the CDC, Ebola is considered “moderately” contagious and only if you are or have been in an affected area in Africa in the last 3-4 weeks or have come in contact with someone who has.
6. Medications to treat the virus are experimental. Right now, the best measure against contracting the Ebola virus is to practice good precautionary measures including: hand hygiene, disinfecting surfaces, and cough and sneeze etiquette.
TransmissionTransmission requires direct contact through broken skin or mucous membranes with infected body fluids, needles or animals. Importantly, Ebola is not spread via air, water or food. After exposure to the virus, symptoms may appear anytime from 2-21 days with the average being 8-10 days.
For More Information
Center for Disease Control : http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/Phone: 1 800-CDC-INFO
Texas Department of Healthhttps://www.dshs.state.tx.us/Phone: 1-888-963-7111
“At Premier One Emergency Centers, we are dedicated to educating our communities about health issues. With the first U.S. diagnosis of Ebola occurring in Dallas, Texas, we would like to share with you some important information about this virus. The CDC says the chances of contracting Ebola remain remote, but we at Premier One encourage our communities to be vigilant and educated about the potential for infection due to any illness. “ Marco Coppola, DO, FACEP; Chief Medical Officer for Premier One Emergency Centers.
Ebola might be scary, but your odds of contracting it are NOT.
Ebola Symptoms Early stages Advanced stages
Starwood | 5649 Lebanon Road Frisco, TX 75034 (469) 384-7536
www.p1emergency.com
sore throat
impaired liver and kidney
fever, fatigue, headache, chillsbleeding from eyes,
nose, and mouth
muscle pain and weakness
internal and externalbleeding
vomiting
skin rash
diarrhea
Source: World Health Organization
nausea,abdominal
pain
