How Do You Get Ebola?
You can get Ebola by coming into contact with the blood or body fluids of an animal or person who is infected.
People
often get sick with Ebola when they care for or bury a person who has
the disease. Someone also can catch the virus by touching contaminated
needles or surfaces.
What Are the Symptoms of Ebola?
Symptoms
of the Ebola virus show up 2 to 21 days after someone is infected. As
the virus spreads through the body's cells, it damages the immune system
and organs. Ultimately, Ebola causes levels of blood-clotting cells,
called platelets, to fall, which can lead to severe bleeding. Read more >>>
