The key to avoiding the Ebola virus is to avoid contact with the body fluids of people with the virus. Such contact usually takes place in hospitals or homes where people suffering from Ebola Virus disease are being treated or cared for knowingly or unknowingly. Most of the people who get infected with Ebola virus are health workers or family members who care for Ebola patients without adequate and consistent protection.

Ebola virus is generally not infectious until the symptoms start appearing, so in my opinion, avoiding contact with sick people is the most important thing you can do to protect yourself. Ebola is "characterized by the sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat". At the advanced state, it leads to"vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding." When a person displays some of these symptoms, the person should be isolated. If you experience such symptoms, you should immediately isolate yourself to protect your friends and family, and then call the official Ebola response numbers for further action.

Avoiding contact with sick people is extremely important. Reducing unnecessary contact with people generally is also good. You really don't need to kiss or hug strangers for no reason. Washing your hands regularly is important because you may have touched something that a sick person previously touched. If you use those same hands to touch your eyes or mouth or ears before washing, that could be a problem.

Disinfecting objects that may have contacted bodily fluids with bleach solution is a very good idea. Public toilets, for example. The virus can be transmitted through pee-pee and poo. Yuck. Shared cups & spoons should be disinfected too. Bleach solution is one of the substances that the Ebola virus is susceptible to. The WHO recommends soaking infected items in bleach solution for 10 minutes to disinfect them.

TO BE CONTINUED/CORRECTED I need to find out more about what the government is doing.