Ebola Q&A for Health Care Workers
Participants on the “NETEC Town Hall: Preparing Frontline Healthcare Workers for Ebola” webinar submitted questions to our subject matter experts. Many of the questions were answered during the event, however the remaining questions have been answered by our experts below. While many answers are universal, some responses are based on the practices within a particular institution that supports NETEC. If you have additional questions, please contact our support services group by filling out this form.
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General Ebola Questions
There are six species of ebolavirus, four of which are known to cause disease in humans.
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General Ebola Questions
At this time there are not data to indicate differences in transmissibility between Sudan and Zaire ebolaviruses. However, there is ongoing research in this area. For the time being, we suggest assuming similar transmissibility.
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General Ebola Questions
There have been no reports of dogs or cats becoming sick with Ebola virus or of being able to spread Ebola to people or other animals. However, it is important to keep people and animals away from blood or body fluids of a person with symptoms of Ebola infection.
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General Ebola Questions