Ebola Information
If you have been to Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, or Nigeria in the past month, there is a possibility that you may have been exposed to Ebola.
What is Ebola?
Ebola is the cause of a viral hemorrhagic fever disease. Symptoms include: fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, lack of appetite and abnormal bleeding. Symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to Ebola virus, though 8-10 days is most common.
How does Ebola spread?
Ebola is NOT spread through air, water, or food. You can live with a roommate or attend class with a student who has been to an affected area without putting yourself at risk. You can only get Ebola from touching bodily fluids from a person who is sick with or has died from Ebola, or from exposure to contaminated objects, such as needles.
- You can't get Ebola through the air.
- You can't get Ebola through water.
- You can't get Ebola through food.
Are you from that area or have you traveled there in the past month?
Yes, and I had contact with someone who was diagnosed with Ebola
Stay Calm. Get informed: "Contact" means you were in direct contact with body fluids (blood, vomit, sweat or semen) from a person with Ebola.
If this defines you, immediately contact one of the following:
- M.S. Shook Student Health Service
(828) 262-3100 - Watauga Medical Center Emergency Department
(828) 262-4164
Yes, but I did not have contact with anyone diagnosed with Ebola
Stay calm. Get informed: A non-sick, returning person who has not had contact does not need to take any special precautions.
Monitor yourself for any of the following symptoms:
- Fever
- Weakness
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Stomach Pain
- Lack of Appetite
- Abnormal Bleeding
- Joint & Muscle Aches
If you experience any of the symptoms, immediately contact one of the following:
- M.S. Shook Student Health Service
(828)262-3100 - Watauga Medical Center Emergency Department
262-4164
No, I am not from nor have I traveled to any of these areas
Stay calm. Get informed.
No, but I know someone who has been to an affected area
Stay Calm. Get informed. Share this information.
Source: N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (opens in a new tab)
Page content reviewed: 06/04/2018 fwg