What You Really Need to Know About Ebola

Ebola may be spreading, but rumors about Ebola are spreading even faster.

Wired runs down everything you really need to know about the virus.

For starters, the chance of a major outbreak here in the U.S. is pretty slim.

For more information on Ebola’s contagiousness,check out this post from io9.

Those who to come in contact with the virus have something to worry about.

Depending on the strain, you’re dealing with a 50-90 percent fatality rate.

Symptoms to watch for include headache, fever, aches, and nausea.

At this point, an Ebola patient’s liver is being attacked, producing severe abdominal pain.

Organ failure might be setting in.

As fluids leak from blood vessels and organs and accumulate in the body, blood pressure drops.

Ebola Explained: What You Should and Shouldn’t Worry About| Wired

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