West Africa Ebola Outbreak [infographic] [2014/10]

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• Alternative Title:
  West Africa Ebola Outbreak [infographic] [English]
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history and is affecting multiple countries.
  
  Likely host = bats.
  
  1 in 2 people who get Ebola in this outbreak have dide.
  
  How do you get the Ebola virus? Direct contact with: 1. Bodily fluids of a person who is sick with or has died from Ebola. (blood, vomit, pee, poop, sweat, semen, spit, other fluids); 2. Objects contaminated with the virus (needles, medical equipment); 3. Infected fruit bats or primates (apes and monkeys).
  
  Early Symptoms: Ebola can only be spread to others after symptoms begin. Symptoms can appear from 2 to 21 days after exposure: Fever, Headache, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Stomach pain, Unexplained bleeding or bruising, Muscle pain.
  
  When is someone able to spread the disease to others? Ebola only spreads when people are sick. A patient must have symptoms to spread the disease to others. After 21 days, if an exposed person does not develop symptoms, they will not become sick with Ebola.
  
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• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Ebolavirus Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
• Keywords:
  Ebola Ebola Virus Ebola Virus Disease Orthoebolavirus
• Series:
  West Africa Ebola Outbreak [infographic]
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  Africa, Western ; Guinea ; Sierra Leone ; Liberia ; Nigeria
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
• Division:
  DHCPP - Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions ; Global Health
• Location:
  Africa
• Pages in Document:
  1 infographic
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25729/cdc_25729_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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