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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