Symptoms of Ebola:

Ÿ Fever (greater than 101.5°F)

Ÿ Severe headache

Ÿ Muscle pain

Ÿ Weakness

Ÿ Diarrhea

Ÿ Vomiting

Ÿ Abdominal (stomach) pain

Ÿ Unexplained hemorrhage (bleeding or

bruising)

Symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to Ebola, but the average is 8 to 10 days.

Transmission:

Ÿ Ebola is spread through direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes in, for example, the eyes, nose, or mouth) with

Ÿ Blood or body fluids (including but not limited to urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk and semen) of a person who is sick with Ebola

Ÿ Objects (like needles and syringes) that have been contaminated with the virus

Ÿ Infected animals

Ÿ Ebola is not spread through the air or by water, or in general, by food. However, in Africa, Ebola may be spread as a result of handling bushmeat (wild animals hunted for food) and contact with infected bats. There is no evidence that mosquitos or other insects can transmit Ebola virus. Only mammals (for example, humans, bats, monkeys, and apes) have shown the ability to become infected with and spread Ebola virus.

For more information, see Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/.