Ebola virus disease prevention and awareness
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This document from the Pentagon's Emergency Management office provides information about Ebola virus disease (EVD) including how it spreads, symptoms, and prevention. It notes that the first US case was diagnosed in September 2014 and that proper hygiene like handwashing is key to prevention since EVD can survive on surfaces for hours and in body fluids for days. Symptoms may appear 2-21 days after exposure and include fever, headache, muscle pain, diarrhea and bleeding. The risk of infection is low unless one comes into direct contact with an infected person's bodily fluids.
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A separate, unrelated Ebola outbreak began in Boende, Equateur, an isolated part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The virus family Filoviridae includes 3 genera: Cuevavirus, Marburgvirus, and Ebolavirus. There are 5 species that have been identified: Zaire, Bundibugyo, Sudan, Reston and Taï Forest. The first 3, Bundibugyo ebolavirus, Zaire ebolavirus, and Sudan ebolavirus have been associated with large outbreaks in Africa. The virus causing the 2014 west African outbreak belongs to the Zaire species.
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