Ebola virus disease
The Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often fatal illness, with a death rate of up to 90%. Patients may have fever, weakness, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhoea, rash or bleeding within 21 days after getting the infection.
Mode of transmission
Ebola virus is transmitted by contact through broken skin or mucous membranes with blood or body fluids of an infected person or animal, or by contact with contaminated objects. A patient can spread the disease to others after symptoms begin.
Treatment and Prevention
There is currently no licensed vaccine or specific treatment for EVD.
To prevent the disease, please follow the measures below:
- Observe good hand hygiene
- Use liquid soap or alcohol-based hand rub to clean your hands before touching the eyes, nose and mouth
- Wound should be properly disinfected and covered
- Avoid close contact with feverish or ill persons, and avoid contact with blood or body fluids of patients, including contaminated objects
- If you develop symptoms of EVD within 21 days of returning from affected areas, please call 999 and inform the staff about your condition to arrange consultation in Accident and Emergency Department.
