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Ebola virus disease (EVD), commonly known as Ebola, is a viral hemorrhagic disease that affects humans and primates.

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Source: World Health Organization

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- Originates from fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family.
- The disease is introduced to humans through contact with blood, secretions, organs and various body fluids of animals which are infected.
- The disease can then spread through human contact.
- This usually occurs through injuries, broken skin, or mucous membranes.
- e.g. blood, secretions, organs, other bodily fluids + materials which are infected by the virus.

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- Acute, serious illness
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Muscle pain
- Headache
- Sore Throat
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Rash
- Symptoms of impaired kidney and liver function
- Internal and external bleeding

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- Note that Ebola can be passed on sexually as well.

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Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Source: United Nations News

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"With financial support from IMA Member Agencies including Lutheran World Relief, American Baptist Churches USA, Week of Compassion, and Church of the Brethren, IMA World Health is providing management support to the Christian Health Association of Liberia’s (CHAL) on-the-ground response to the epidemic." CHAL works closely with the Liberia Ministry of Health to "train health care professionals, community health volunteers, and religious and traditional leaders on the key facts about Ebola (i.e. transmission, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention)".

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The American Red Cross is supports the ongoing relief efforts of the global Red Cross network with both financial and technical support as they help those affected by the deadly ebola outbreaks in West Africa.

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Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

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Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

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Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

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CCP's expertise in creating health communication programs designed to fight malaria, HIV/AIDS and other deadly diseases has prepared it well for tackling Ebola, particularly in Liberia where CCP has worked closely with the Ministry of Health to rebuild the country's health care system after the civil war.

Through its Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) project, CCP is working hand and hand with Liberian health officials and workers to create credible, coordinated and timely messages in response to Ebola. CCP has four staff members on the ground in Liberia, who are training health care workers and volunteers in the field, developing appropriate materials and messages and conducting research and evaluation to ensure that the right messages are getting through. CCP is also working with the government of Liberia to produce a series of radio public service announcements that will be broadcast across the country.

Working with global health agencies, HC3 has also assembled an online collection of Ebola resources, materials and tools from and for the global health community: www.ebolacommunicationnetwork.org.

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Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

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Ebola - Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

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CCP's expertise in creating health communication programs designed to fight malaria, HIV/AIDS and other deadly diseases has prepared it well for tackling Ebola, particularly in Liberia where CCP has worked closely with the Ministry of Health to rebuild the country's health care system after the civil war.

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How the UK government is responding to Ebola

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The government is closely monitoring the spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa, and is taking action at home and abroad.

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Source: ONE Campaign