A patient who survives Ebola virus disease may suffer persistent symptoms for some time. These can interfere with the person's quality of life.
Patient selection: survivor of Ebola virus disease
Common symptoms include:
(1) numbness in hands and/or feet
(2) hearing loss
(3) vision problems
(4) fatigue
(5) headache
(6) muscle pain
(7) joint pain
Pearls about post-Ebola syndrome:
(1) symptoms may last for years after recovery
(2) some patients have symptoms that highly interfere with their lives
(3) symptoms tend to become less of an interference over time
(4) numbness of hands and/or feet tended to be persistent if present
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Specialty: Infectious Diseases
