To date, there is no proven vaccine or cure for Ebola.

Without a vaccine, the virus poses a great threat to global public health.

Standard treatment is still confined to supportive therapy.
Supportive therapy is done in patients through administering intravenous fluids (IV) and balancing electrolytes or body salts, sustaining oxygen levels and ensuring normal blood pressure, and treating patients for consequent complicating infections.
Early supportive care, coupled with proper rehydration and treatment of the symptoms will improve survival.
Contracting Ebola does not categorically equate to death.
With proper care, there is a good chance that patients will survive this disease.
Within a few days after manifesting the symptoms, tests such …show more content…
It is commendable that in each case, the medical center in which these patients received treatment has been able to avoid even one case from spreading.
Seriously ill patients should be quarantined and kept away from other people.
Those infected must receive intensive care from medical experts.
Supportive care-rehydration with oral IVs and treatment of specific symptoms gives higher chance of survival.
According to the WHO, Ebola can remain in semen for seven weeks and some studies suggest that it can linger for up to three months.
In a recuperating male, the virus can stay in semen for a minimum of 70 days; and may even persist for more than 90 days.
Therefore, doctors advise that people who recover from Ebola should refrain from sexual intercourse.
When sexual activities cannot be avoided, the use of condoms for at least three months is a must.
To lessen the risk of wildlife-to-human transmission from contact with infected fruit bats or primates, such as monkeys and apes, animals should be handled with gloves and other applicable protective clothing.
Animal products, their blood and meat, should be carefully cooked before consuming