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How do i know if someone have the ebola virus?what are the symptoms?am a medical student by the way...

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Ebola: The symptoms of Ebola virus infection are relatively non-specific in a diagnostic sense. You must develop fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea followed shortly by liver, kidney failure and problems with hemostasis. This must occur in the appropriate epidemiologic context for one to think about Ebola as a possible cause. There are other causes of hemorrhagic fevers, including Dengue.

Answered 12/28/2016

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Agree w Dr. Raff: According to CDC, incubation period is 2 to 21 days with average of 8 to 10 days. Early sx's: high fever, chills, sore throat, weakness, fatigue, malaise, headache, lack of appetite,low back pain & muscular /joint aching. Sx's may progress to nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea (potentially bloody), marked weight loss, chest pain, coughing, hemorrhagic rash over the body, bruising, red +

Answered 10/31/2014

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