The Ebola virus causes a disease, often fatal to humans. This disease spreads through when people touch infected bodily fluids. The Ebola epidemic stands as a health issue of global importance. Researchers are not entirely sure on what its cause is. Also, it may pose a serious threat to healthcare systems, and, subsequently, to economies on a global scale. The most recent Ebola outbreak has attracted worldwide attention with its often deadly outcome for humans and animals. It has claimed thousands of lives and continues to spread quickly. At this rate, Ebola might quickly become a global pandemic. What are the reasons for the massive scale of the outbreak? Up to now, the Ebola epidemic has taken such a death toll mostly due to the lack of proper healthcare infrastructure in affected countries. A huge part of the problem is that the general public is completely uninformed about the manner in which the disease spreads or what the symptoms are. What can we do to prevent Ebola from spreading? While researchers worldwide are working on creating effective vaccines for human use, all that we can do is to inform ourselves about the signs of the disease and precautions that we can take. All in all, how will this particular book help you? Since a proven, effective vaccine for human use has not been developed to date, you can protect yourself and those around you from the disease by following guidelines in this book. Each chapter provides an answer to any practical question about Ebola you might have. Informing yourself is key to preventing the disease from spreading further, and this book can give you all the basic facts concerning Ebola. Ebola has raised an alarm, and this book is meant to enlighten you about the symptoms of Ebola and to provide you with the required methods and ways of dealing with a deadly virus.