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Ebola Information
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What is Ebola?
Ebola is the cause of a viral hemorrhagic fever disease. Symptoms include fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, lack of appetite, and abnormal bleeding. Symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to the Ebola virus, though 8-10 days is most common.
How does Ebola spread?
You can only get Ebola from contact with bodily fluids from a person who is sick or has died from Ebola, or from exposure to contaminated objects, such as needles.
Obtain more information about Ebola at the following websites:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
View the 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Distribution Map
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