Putnam County Health Department On Alert For Ebola

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y – With the first diagnosis of Ebola in the United States, the Putnam County Department of Health wants to assure the public that it is working with local medical providers to be on the lookout for Ebola.

The Putnam County Department of Health is working with local hospitals to be on the lookout for possible Ebola cases.
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Nicole Briggs

10/05/2014 4:30 p.m.

The local medical community has been alerted to be observant of patients with symptoms of Ebola and to ask any of those with symptoms about their recent travel history. Local hospitals and physicians have processes in place if they think a patient may have Ebola.

According to the CDC, the symptoms of Ebola include a high fever, severe headache, muscle pain, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain and unexplained bleeding or bruising. Symptoms may appear anywhere from two to 21 days after exposure, with the average being eight to 10 days. Ebola can be spread to others only after symptoms appear.

Ebola is not spread through casual contact. It is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids of an infected person or indirectly through exposure to objects contaminated by the sick person.

For more information regarding Ebola, visit the Putnam County Department of Health website here.

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