2. 
 The 2014 Ebola epidemic was the largest incidence to
have been record in history
 The outbreak spread across varies West African
countries in which Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea
were the countries with the most cases and death
rates
What you need to know
about Ebola in West Africa

3. 
 According to the World health organization the is an
estimation of around 9,885 deaths from the start of
the epidemic in March 2014 to the 4th of March 2015
 The disease was first reported in Guinea before
spreading across West African borders
The outbreak

4. 
 Ebola is spread through direct contact with blood
and body fluids like urine, saliva, vomit, sweat and
semen of a person who is has the disease
 Objects such as needles and razor blades which are
contaminated with blood or body fluids of person
sick with Ebola can also infect people
 Ebola is not spread through the air, water or food
Transmission of the
disease

5. 
 Ebola is an RNA virus like HIV and Influenza which
has a high rate of mutation
 With time the virus is believed to mutate and
eventually become airborne
 A person infected with Ebola is not contagious until
symptoms appear
 Incubation period is 2 to 21 days
Stages of The Disease

6. 
 Fever
 Severe headaches
 Fatigue
 Muscle pains
 Vomiting
 Diarrhea
 Stomach pains
 Unexplainable bleeding or bruising
Clinical Symptoms

7. 
 There is no FDA-approved vaccine available for
Ebola
 Their currently experimental vaccines and
treatments for Ebola under development in West
Africa
Strategies for containing
Ebola

8. 
 Do wash your hands often with soap and water or
use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
 Do not touch the blood or body fluids of people
showing symptoms of the disease
 Do not handle items that may have come in contact
with infected people’s blood or body fluids like
clothing, bedding, needles or medical equipment
 Do not touch the body of someone who has died of
Ebola
Safety measures of
counteracting Ebola