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What is Ebola?

Ebola is a rare and deadly

disease caused by an

infection with a virus

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$is% of contraction for law enforcem

&he ris% of contraction for law enforcement is e'

low unless a person has direct, unprotected co

with the blood or body fluids (li%e urine, saliva,

vomit, sweat, and semen# of a person who is sicEbola or direct handling of bats or nonhuman pr

from areas with Ebola outbrea%s

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&ransmission

Ebola is spread through directcontact (through bro%en s%in ormucous membranes in, for e'ample,the eyes, nose, or mouth# with• blood or body fluids (including but not limited

to urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breastmil%, and semen# of a person who is sic% withEbola

• ob)ects (li%e needles and syringes# that havebeen contaminated with the virus

• infected animals

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When ris% of Ebola is elevated in yo

community, it is important to *uestio

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$esidence in, or travel to, a country where an Ebola outbrea% isoccurring/

igns and symptoms of Ebola (such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea#/and

Other ris% factors, li%e having touched someone who is sic% withEbola

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igns 0 ymptoms

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ymptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 2! days after

to Ebola, but the average is 3 to ! days

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+ersonal +rotective E*uip

(++E#;loves

;own (fluid resistant or impermeable

Eye protection (goggles or face shielfully covers the front and sides of the

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+ersonal +rotective E*uipment

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< 1acemas%

< 9dditional ++E might be re*uired in certain

situations (eg, large amounts of blood and bodfluids present in the environment#, including but

limited to double gloving, disposable shoe cove

and leg coverings

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If you are exposed to blood, bodily fl

secretions, or excretions from a patie

with suspected or confirmed Ebola,

immediately:

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=f you are e'posed>

top wor%ing and wash the affected s%in surfaces with soap and water 7umembranes (eg, con)unctiva# should be irrigated with a large amount of weyewash solution

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$eceive medical evaluation and followup care, including fever monitoring t2! days, after the last %nown e'posure

@ou may continue to wor% while receiving twice daily fever chec%s, based uagency policy and discussion with local, state, and federal public health au

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Sanitizing

:se an E+9registered hospital disinfectant

with a label claim for one of the non

enveloped viruses (eg, norovirus,

rotavirus, adenovirus, poliovirus# to

disinfect environmental surfaces

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Sanitizing

< pray and wipe clean any surface that becomes

potentially contaminated during transport &hese

surfaces should be immediately sprayed and

wiped clean (if using a commercially prepared

disinfectant wipe# and the process repeated to

limit environmental contamination

< Aleach

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$eference

Centers for disease control and preven

(2!"# Ebola (Ebola virus disease#

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