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An illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxins that occurs through the direct or indirect transmission of the infectious agent or its products from an infected individual or via an animal, vector or the inanimate environment to a susceptible animal or human host. Examples include, but are not limited to, Influenza; COVID-19; HIV; Avian Flu; Mpox; Anthrax, and others.

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  • 21Day Investigation of Ebola Patients Direct Contacts in Guinea
    21-Day Investigation of Ebola Patient’s Direct Contacts in Guinea
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)  ...
    2014/12/03 | 21-Day Ebola Contact Tracing
    Call 115: Do not touch sick person or their personal items.Treatment : Quick medical care helps the patient and can stop Ebola from spreading.First Visit : A health worker visits and tells the patient’s family how to look for signs of Ebola every day for 21 days.Wider Investigation: A health worker talks to others in the community who had direct co ...
    Multi-Language Public Domain
  • West Africa Ebola Outbreak Fact Sheet 10 Fiscal Year FY 2015
    West Africa – Ebola Outbreak: Fact Sheet #10, Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
    United States. Agency for International Development.  ...
    2014/12/03 | West Africa – Ebola Outbreak Fact Sheet
    West Africa – Ebola Outbreak: Fact Sheet #10, Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
    Public Domain
  • Checklist for Healthcare Coalitions for Ebola Preparedness 20141202
    Checklist for Healthcare Coalitions for Ebola Preparedness [2014/12/02]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)  ...
    2014/12/02
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), in addition to other federal, state, and local members, aim to increase understanding of the Ebola virus disease (Ebola) and encourage community-level preparedness for U.S. He ...
    Public Domain
  • Liste de controle du plan de preparation des etablissements de sante face a la maladie a virus Ebola MVE 2014
    Liste de contrôle du plan de préparation des établissements de santé face à la maladie à virus Ebola (MVE) [2014]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)  ...
    2014/12/02
    L'ensemble des établissements de santé des États-­‐Unis doit être préparé à accueillir des patients souffrant de maladies infectieuses comme la maladie à virus Ebola (MVE). Les établissements doivent réviser leurs politiques et procédures de contrôle des infections et intégrer des plans visant à la mise en place de mesures administratives, environn ...
    Multi-Language Public Domain
  • Recognize Ill Traveler Look Listen or Ask for Signs and Symptoms of Illness
    Recognize Ill Traveler: Look, Listen, or Ask for Signs and Symptoms of Illness
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
    2014/12/02 | RING for Ebola
    Recognize Ill Traveler: • See Back of CardIsolate: • Separate Ill Person ≥6 Feet from OthersNotify: • If Situation Is Life-Threatening, Call Ems; • Alert Cbp Supervisor; • Cbp Supervisor Contacts CDC Quarantine StationGive Support: • Follow Instructions of Cbp Supervisor and CDC Quarantine Station Staff
    Public Domain
  • Ebola US Hospital Readiness as of December 2014
    Ebola: U.S. Hospital Readiness as of December 2014
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
    2014/12/02 | Ebola: CDC Takes Action
    Number of hospitals ready to treat a patient with Ebola: 35Number of hospitals assessed by CDC Rapid Ebola Preparedness teams: More than 50 facilities visited in 15 states and D.C.Percentage of travelers returning from countries affected by Ebola who reside within 200 miles of a U.S. Ebola treatment center: 83%Number of healthcare workers who have ...
    Public Domain
  • Technical Note for Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness Planning for Entry Screening at Airports Ports and Land Crossings
    Technical Note for Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness Planning for Entry Screening at Airports, Ports and Land Crossings
    World Health Organization.  ...
    2014/12/01
    WHO does not recommend entry screening for Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa. However, for preparedness planning purposes, countries may wish to develop plans and procedures for entry screening according to their own risk assessment and cost benefit analysis. Entry screening procedures should not interfere with international travel ...
    Public Domain
  • CDC methods for implementing and managing contact tracing for Ebola virus disease in lessaffected countries
    CDC methods for implementing and managing contact tracing for Ebola virus disease in less-affected countries
    Greiner, Ashley ;
    Angelo, Kristina
    2014/12/01
    Objectives:1. Describe the contact tracing process and the importance of its role in stopping the chain of transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD).2. Describe how to do contact tracing.3. Describe how to manage contact tracing after its initiation.4. Describe potential solutions to challenges in contact tracing.Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a dang ...
    Public Domain
  • Why Ebola Is Not Likely to Become Airborne 20141128
    Why Ebola Is Not Likely to Become Airborne [2014/11/28]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
    2014/11/28 | Why Ebola Is Not Likely to Become Airborne
    Ebola is a scary, highly infectious, deadly disease. Discovered in 1976, it is a rare disease caused by one of five Ebola virus species. As if Ebola isn’t a scary enough disease, some people have wondered whether or not Ebola could mutate and become airborne. Has it become or could it become an even scarier, more deadly, and more easily spread supe ...
    Public Domain
  • Taking Care of Someone with Suspected Ebola Be Safe While You Wait poster 2014
    Taking Care of Someone with Suspected Ebola: Be Safe While You Wait [poster] [2014]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)  ...
    2014/11/26 | Ebola: Be Safe While You Wait for Help
    For families and caregivers in Sierra Leone.1. If a loved one is sick with suspected Ebola, call 117 for help. Do not touch them, their blood, or their body fluids (vomit, feces, urine, sweat). Tell them to drink plenty of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) or water. Patients who drink lots of ORS early have a much better chance of surviving.2. Only o ...
    Superseded Multi-Language Public Domain
  • Get Early Treatment for Ebola poster 20141126
    Get Early Treatment for Ebola [poster] [2014/11/26]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)  ...
    2014/11/26 | National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
    For families and caregivers in Sierra Leone.1. If a loved one is sick with suspected Ebola, call 117 for help. Do not touch them, their blood, or their body fluids (vomit, feces, urine, sweat). Tell them to drink plenty of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) or water. Patients who drink lots of ORS early have a much better chance of surviving. Do not t ...
    Public Domain
  • West Africa Ebola Outbreak Fact Sheet 9 Fiscal Year FY 2015
    West Africa – Ebola Outbreak: Fact Sheet #9, Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
    United States. Agency for International Development.  ...
    2014/11/26 | West Africa – Ebola Outbreak Fact Sheet
    West Africa – Ebola Outbreak: Fact Sheet #9, Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
    Public Domain
  • Cuidar de algum suspeito de ter contrado bola Mantenhase em segurana enquanto aguarda poster
    Cuidar de alguém suspeito de ter contraído Ébola. Mantenha-se em segurança enquanto aguarda [poster]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
    2014/11/26 | Ebola: Be Safe While You Wait for Help
    Se suspeita que um ente querido está doente com Ébola, ligue para a linha deajuda para obter assistência. Não toque no paciente, no seu sangue, ou nos seus fluidos corporais (vómito, fezes, urina, suor). Peça ao paciente para beber bastante Solução de Hidratação Oral ou água. Os pacientes que bebem muita Solução de Hidratação Oral no início dos sin ...
    Multi-Language Public Domain
  • Extended Counseling EvidenceBased for Linkage to HIV Care
    Extended Counseling: Evidence-Based for Linkage to HIV Care
    National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
    2014/11/25 | Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention
    The Extended Counseling intervention is designed to improve uptake of pre-antiretroviral (pre-ARV) care in Iganga district, Uganda.
    Public Domain
  • Key Messages Ebola Virus Disease West Africa Issue 19 Updated November 25 2014
    Key Messages – Ebola Virus Disease, West Africa: Issue #19: Updated November 25, 2014
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Emergency Operations Center. Joint Information Center.
    2014/11/25 | Key Messages – Ebola Virus Disease
    12/10/2014 FOR EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION*Newly updated information is indicated in bold/blueThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with other U.S. government agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other domestic and international partners in an international response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Thi ...
    Public Domain
  • 21Day Investigation of Ebola Patients Direct Contacts in Sierra Leone
    21-Day Investigation of Ebola Patient’s Direct Contacts in Sierra Leone
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)  ...
    2014/11/24 | 21-Day Ebola Contact Tracing
    For contact tracers and health workers in Sierra LeoneCall 117: Do not touch sick person or their personal items.Treatment : Quick medical care helps the patient and can stop Ebola from spreading.First Visit : A health worker visits and tells the patient’s family how to look for signs of Ebola every day for 21 days.Wider Investigation: A health wor ...
    Public Domain
  • Caring for Patients with Ebola in US Hospitals A Nursing Perspective Clinical Outreach and Community Activity COCA Call November 24 2014
    Caring for Patients with Ebola in U.S. Hospitals: A Nursing Perspective: Clinical Outreach and Community Activity (COCA) Call: November 24, 2014
    Schwedhelm, Shelly ;
    Feistritzer, Nancy E.
    2014/11/24 | Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Call
    Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) conference call Tuesday, May 24, 2016.Health care organizations across the country are preparing to respond to the possibility of Ebola cases in their communities. Several U.S. hospitals have treated patients with the disease and can provide important information to other health care workers rela ...
    Supporting Files Public Domain
  • Les 10 choses importantes savoir absolument sur le virus Ebola
    Les 10 choses importantes à savoir absolument sur le virus Ebola
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
    2014/11/20 | Things to Know About Ebola
    10. Ni votre chien ni votre chat ne propagent le virus Ebola.9. Les aliments et boissons importés aux États-Unis depuis l'Afrique de l'Ouest peuvent être consommés sans aucun risque.8. Les moustiques sont les êtres vivants les plus meurtriers au monde, mais ils ne transmettent pas Ebola.7. Les membres de votre famille, vos collègues et vos voisins ...
    Multi-Language Public Domain
  • Ebola fact sheet 20141120
    Ebola [fact sheet] [2014/11/20]
    National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology.
    2014/11/20 | Ebola Fact Sheet
    Ebola, previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (such as monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees).Ebola is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with a virus of the family Filoviridae, genus Ebolavirus. There are five identified Ebolavirus species, four of which have caused dis ...
    Public Domain
  • Top 10 Things You REALLY Need to Know About EBOLA 2014
    Top 10 Things You REALLY Need to Know About EBOLA [2014]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
    2014/11/19 | Things to Know About Ebola
    10. Your dog or cat is not spreading Ebola.9. Food and drinks imported into the United States from West Africa are safe to eat and drink.8. Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals in the world, but they don’t carry Ebola.7. Your family members, coworkers, and neighbors returning from countries with Ebola outbreaks don’t pose a danger to you and your f ...
    Superseded Public Domain
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