1. EBOLA

2. DEFINITION
 Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola
hemorrhagic fever) is:
A disease caused by the Ebola virus
Is severe- fatality rate 90%
Affects human and non human primates

3. HISTORY OF EBOLA VIRUS
 Ebola first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous
outbreaks.
- Near the Ebola River in the Democratic
Republic of Congo
- A remote area of Sudan.

4. EPIDEMIOLOGY
 1975 cases
 1069 deaths
 From Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone (
WHO 2014/8/14)

6. CATEGORY A BIO-AGENTS:
Can be easily disseminated or transmitted from person to
person
− Result in high mortality rates and have the potential for
major public health impact.
− Might cause public panic and social disruption.
− Require special action for public health preparedness
(CDC)

7. CATEGORY
 Ease of transmission
 Severity of morbidity and mortality
 Likelihood of use (CDC)

8. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
 Fever and no response to treatment for usual
causes of fever in the area.
 Muscle pain
 Abdominal pain
 Rash
 Sore throat
 General body weakness
 Vomiting
 Bleeding

9. MANAGEMENT &TREATMENT
 NO CURE YET
 TOTAL ISOLATION/QUARANTINE
 INTENSIVE CARE TREATMENT
 SURVELLANCE

10. PREVENTION
 AVOID AFFECTED AREAS/PEOPLE
 HANDWASHING
 PPE