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Ebola Awareness

Toolbox Talk
August 2014
Disclaimer: This awareness talk has been developed for educational
purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Should you have questions or concerns about any topic described
here, please consult your medical professional.

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Ebola is caused by a virus.
Causes a severe illness, with
bleeding
Up to 90% will die
No vaccine, and no cure are
available BUT getting
treatment at Ebola Centres
EARLY increases the chance
of recovery
Many people can quickly
become infected

EBOLA
WHAT IS IT?
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EBOLA
HOW DOES IT SPREAD?
Sick people can spread this
disease to others
People in direct contact with sick people
are at highest risk:
Family members
Healthcare workers
Contact with Dead bodies can cause
infection. BE CAREFUL
DO NOT wash, touch or kiss dead bodies
DO NOT wash hands in the same bucket
as others who have touched the body
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What does Ebola
feel like?
EBOLA
SYMPTOMS
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FEVER
TIREDNESS
HEADACHE
NAUSEA
Symptoms can start within
two days of contact with
an infected person or body
EBOLA
EARLY SYMPTOMS
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VOMITING
May contain blood
EBOLA
LATER SYMPTOMS
DIARRHOEA
May contain blood
BLEEDING
(including from nose,
mouth, skin)
COUGH
May contain blood
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YOU CAN
BECOME
VERY SICK
EBOLA
LATER SYMPTOMS
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MOST PEOPLE WITH EBOLA DIE
BUT some people will recover
GETTING HELP EARLY increases the
chance of recovery
EBOLA
DEATH IS COMMON
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How NOT to catch
Ebola?
EBOLA
PREVENTION
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YOU CAN CATCH
EBOLA FROM
SOMEONE WHO IS
SICK OR
DEAD
KEEP AWAY..
EBOLA
DONT CATCH IT!
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Do not touch an infected person or
their body fluids
BLOOD VOMIT
FAECES OR
DIARRHOEA
EBOLA
DONT TOUCH!
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BODY FLUIDS URINE
Do not touch an infected person or
their body fluids
EBOLA
DONT TOUCH!
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DEAD BODY
Dead bodies carry
the virus. Bury
carefully. Keep
away.
EBOLA
DONT TOUCH!
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WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN
Use SOAP
EBOLA
PREVENTION
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EBOLA is in animals and bats too.
DO NOT touch or eat " bush meat
or bats
EBOLA
PREVENTION
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If you get sick
EBOLA
WHAT TO DO!
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If you develop these symptoms
EBOLA
WHAT TO DO
FEVER TIREDNESS HEADACHE NAUSEA
VOMITING
May contain blood
DIARRHOEA
May contain blood
BLEEDING
(including from
nose, mouth, skin)
COUGH
May contain blood
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EBOLA
WHAT TO DO
GET HELP EARLY!

Call your medical centre and
tell them about your illness

Listen to the advice. You may
be sent to a special hospital

Keep away from others so
they dont get sick

Be especially careful of your
vomit and diarrhoea

Although there is no cure,
getting treatment at Ebola
Centres EARLY increases the
chance of recovery