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The treatment of Ebola infection is primarily supportive and includes maintaining [[fluids]] and [[electrolytes]] [[homeostasis]], adequate [[oxygen]] levels and [[blood pressure]] and treating any complicating infections.<ref name=CDC>{{cite web | title = CDC Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Information Packet | url = http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/Fact_Sheets/Ebola_Fact_Booklet.pdf }}</ref> All patients with a confirmed or suspected viral hemorrhagic fever should be put in isolation and adequate contact precautions.<ref name="pmid21084112">{{cite journal| author=Feldmann H, Geisbert TW| title=Ebola haemorrhagic fever. | journal=Lancet | year= 2011 | volume= 377 | issue= 9768 | pages= 849-62 | pmid=21084112 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60667-8 | pmc=PMC3406178 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21084112 }} </ref> No vaccine is currently available. | The treatment of Ebola infection is primarily supportive and includes maintaining [[fluids]] and [[electrolytes]] [[homeostasis]], adequate [[oxygen]] levels and [[blood pressure]] and treating any complicating infections.<ref name=CDC>{{cite web | title = CDC Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Information Packet | url = http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/Fact_Sheets/Ebola_Fact_Booklet.pdf | year = April 2010 }}</ref> All patients with a confirmed or suspected viral hemorrhagic fever should be put in isolation and adequate contact precautions.<ref name="pmid21084112">{{cite journal| author=Feldmann H, Geisbert TW| title=Ebola haemorrhagic fever. | journal=Lancet | year= 2011 | volume= 377 | issue= 9768 | pages= 849-62 | pmid=21084112 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60667-8 | pmc=PMC3406178 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21084112 }} </ref> No vaccine is currently available. | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Guillermo Rodriguez Nava, M.D. [2]
Overview
The treatment of Ebola infection is primarily supportive and includes maintaining fluids and electrolytes homeostasis, adequate oxygen levels and blood pressure and treating any complicating infections.[1] All patients with a confirmed or suspected viral hemorrhagic fever should be put in isolation and adequate contact precautions.[2] No vaccine is currently available.
Medical Therapy
Treatment is primarily supportive and includes:
- Minimizing invasive procedures
- Balancing electrolytes since patients are frequently dehydrated
- Replacing lost coagulation factors to help stop bleeding
- Maintaining oxygen levels and blood pressure
- Treating any complicating infections.
References
- ↑ "CDC Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Information Packet" (PDF). April 2010.
- ↑ Feldmann H, Geisbert TW (2011). "Ebola haemorrhagic fever". Lancet. 377 (9768): 849–62. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60667-8. PMC 3406178. PMID 21084112.