How Are COVID-19 Burials Different from Ebola Burials? [2020/07]

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How Are COVID-19 Burials Different from Ebola Burials? [2020/07]

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2020/07/06
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How Are COVID-19 Burials Different from Ebola Burials? [2020/07]
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Comparing COVID-19 burials to Ebola burials, this poster answers the following questions: Is the body infectious? Is a team required for the burial? Can the family prepare the body for the burial? How do you handle the belongings of the deceased? Can the family select the burial site? Can the family have a viewing of the body? What PPE and hand hygiene is needed for handling of the body?
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Burial Cemeteries Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Ebolavirus Epidemics Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Pandemics
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Ebola Ebola Virus Ebola Virus Disease Orthoebolavirus
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
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Pamphlet (or booklet)
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Public Domain
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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
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Diseases & Conditions ; Global Health
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1 pdf page
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Infectious Diseases
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