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==Management== | ==Management== | ||
Care is supportive as there is no anti-viral medications directed at the Ebola virus. Since it is contagious, when a patient is suspected of possible Ebola infection, isolation is required until serological testing results. | |||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
Revision as of 21:11, 1 September 2014
Background
Ebola is a viral infection that causes severe, often fatal (40-65%) hemorrhagic fever with outbreaks in Uganda (2011,2012) Republic of Congo (2012) and Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria in 2014.
Clinical Features
Symptoms begin as soon as 2 days after infection most commonly days 8-10 though up to 21 days. Common symptoms include fevers, headaches, myalgias, malaise, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain and anorexia.
Differential Diagnosis
Workup
Management
Care is supportive as there is no anti-viral medications directed at the Ebola virus. Since it is contagious, when a patient is suspected of possible Ebola infection, isolation is required until serological testing results.
Disposition
See Also
External Links
Sources
cdc.gov/ebola