Disease name
Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF)
Four identified subtypes of Ebola: (4)
· Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan, Ebola-Ivory Coast (cause disease in humans)
· Ebola-Reston (cause disease in non-human primates only)
Means of Transmission
Person-to-person transmission
Direct contact of blood, secretions, semen, vomit, diarrhea (1) or organs of infected person
Sexually transmitted - “Transmission through semen may occur up to 7 weeks after clinical recovery, as with Marburg haemorrhagic fever.” (2)
Direct contact of deceased body at burial ceremonies (3)
Indirect Contact: touching contaminated objects such as needles
Aerosol transmission:
“Not implicated in human outbreaks, although transmission in airborne particles has been documented under research conditions, and in the spread of Ebola-Reston.” (4)
Nosocomial Transmission (transmission within a hospital setting):
Problem in health-care settings where sterilization and barrier nursing procedures are not consistently practiced. (5)
In African health-care facilities, patients are often cared for without the use of a mask, gown, or gloves. (4)
“When needles or syringes are used, they may not be of the disposable type, or may not have been sterilized, but only rinsed before reinsertion into multi-use vials of medicine. If needles or syringes become contaminated with virus and are then reused, numerous people can become infected.” (4)
Contact with Diseased Animal (4)
“The infection of human cases with Ebola virus has been documented through the handling of infected chimpanzees, gorillas, and forest antelopes--both dead and alive--as was documented in Côte d'Ivoire, the Republic of Congo and Gabon. The transmission of the Ebola Reston str...
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