An Overview Of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

The Signs And Symptoms Of EVD

The signs and symptoms of EVD may appear anywhere between two and twenty-one days after exposure. Although, the average onset of symptoms usually begins between the eighth and tenth day. Common symptoms of EVD include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, a fever, severe headache, muscle pain, nausea, weakness, and unexplained hemorrhaging, bleeding or bruising.

People with Ebola are not contagious or infectious until after they begin showing signs and symptoms of the disease. The first signs of EVD are fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and a sore throat. These are usually shortly followed by the more severe symptoms, which include lower white blood cell counts and elevated liver enzymes.