Okaloosa County BOCC — December 2, 2014 — 10.21.14 FDOH We Can Keep Communities Safe if Ebola Happens in FL

We Can Keep Communities Safe if Ebola Happens in Florida FloridaHealth.gov • Florida Department of Health Could YOU Does SOMEONE YOU have Ebola? KNOW have Ebola? n Have you traveled within n Did you touch someone with the last 21 days to Guinea, Ebola and active secretions Liberia or Sierra Leone, (saliva, sweat, vomit, diarrhea and/or touched a person or blood)? with Ebola? Do you also have a fever? IF SO: n CALL your local county health department IF SO: immediately. n CALL your health care professional or local n You may be asked to stay home and be emergency room. monitored by health care professionals for a n You may be hospitalized and tested. If you test 21-day period. positive for Ebola, you will stay in the hospital and be kept safe in isolation for treatment. Do you live in a Do you work in a COMMUNITY where HEALTH CARE a person is being FACILITY treating a treated for Ebola? person with Ebola? n Practice infection control n Stay calm. guidelines. n People who have been n Follow warning signs posted outside of patient exposed to the Ebola virus rooms. are at home and being monitored by health care professionals. n If caring for the patient: n Follow all instructions for donning and doffing n Reduce your exposure to all viruses: wash your hands often with soap and water. personal protective equipment. n Wear water-impermeable protection from head to toe, to include: a gown, leg-high covers or boots, hat, face mask, face shield and double gloves. n No skin should be exposed. Local county contact information can be found at FloridaHealth.gov. 10/21/14, 4:48 pm