There are a lot of questions concerning the Ebola virus disease. PPEKits.com will do our best to provide current and accurate information as it becomes available.
Key points:
- Transmission: Ebola spreads through human-to-human transmission via direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and surfaces and materials (e.g. bedding, clothing contaminated with these fluids
- Symptoms: The incubation period, that is, the interval from infection with the virus to onset of symptoms is 2 to 21 days. Source: WHO (World Health Organization, September 2014)