An Overview Of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

A Diagnosis Of EVD

Diagnosing EVD can be very difficult within the first few days of infection, as the early symptoms are not specific to the disease. Often, patients with early symptoms can be misdiagnosed for more common diseases, such as malaria and meningitis.

A patient showing early symptoms of EVD may need to be isolated and notified to public health authorities if they have come into contact with body fluids from someone with or has passed away from EVD, objects that may have been contaminated, infected animals, or have been sexually active with someone who has recovered from EVD.

EVD can be diagnosed and detected by getting blood samples, but only after the symptoms have begun, which can take anywhere from two to twenty-one days.

Now that you know how EVD is diagnosed, keep reading to learn how it can be treated.