Ebola Information
What is Ebola?
Ebola is a viral hemorrhagic fever causing symptoms like fever, headache, muscle aches, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, lack of appetite, and abnormal bleeding. Symptoms can appear 2 to 21 days after exposure, with 8-10 days being most common.
How does Ebola spread?
- Not airborne, waterborne, or foodborne.
- Spread through direct contact with bodily fluids of an infected person or contaminated objects.
If you’ve traveled to an affected area and had contact with someone diagnosed with Ebola:
Contact immediately:
- M.S. Shook Student Health Service: (828) 262-3100
- Watauga Medical Center Emergency Department: (828) 262-4164
If you’ve traveled to an affected area but had no direct contact:
- Monitor for symptoms:
- Fever
- Weakness
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Stomach pain
- Lack of appetite
- Abnormal bleeding
- Joint & muscle aches
Contact immediately if symptoms appear:
M.S. Shook Student Health Service: (828) 262-3100
Watauga Medical Center Emergency Department: (828) 262-4164
If you have not been to an affected area or know someone who has stay informed and share information.
Source: N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (opens in a new tab)
Page content reviewed: 06/04/2018 fwg
