Dear Residents,
I have seen some emails, messages being sent via social media.
I would like to share the following information about Ebola with you.
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa has increased the possibility of patients with Ebola traveling from the affected countries to the United States. The likelihood of contracting Ebola is extremely low unless a person has direct unprotected contact with the body fluids of a person (like urine, saliva, feces, vomit, sweat, and semen) who is sick with Ebola or direct handling of bats or nonhuman primates from areas with Ebola outbreaks. Initial signs and symptoms of Ebola include sudden fever, chills, and muscle aches with diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain occurring after about 5 days. Other symptoms such as chest pains, shortness of breath, headache, or confusion, may also develop. Symptoms may become increasingly severe and may include jaundice (yellow skin), severe weight loss, mental confusion, bleeding inside and outside the body, shock, and multi-organ failure.
The incubation period for Ebola, from exposure or when signs or symptoms appear, ranges from 2-21 days (most commonly 8-10 days). Any Ebola patient with sign or symptoms should be considered infectious. Ebola patients without symptoms are not contagious. The prevention of Ebola includes actions to avoid exposure to blood or body fluids of infected patients through contact with skin, mucous membranes of the eyes, nose, or mouth, or injuries with contaminated needles or other sharp objects.
This information has been obtained via the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
If you should have any questions please contact Division of Public Health 908-788-1351
Lets all use good common sense.
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