What Are the Long-Term Effects of Ebola?
What Are the Long-Term Effects of Ebola? Texas nurse Nina Pham, who was infected with Ebola, says she has had ongoing health problems since being cured of the disease, and experts say this is not uncommon for Ebola survivors.
According to The Dallas Morning News Pham said this week that she has experienced hair loss, body aches and insomnia in the months following her Ebola infection last fall. She was diagnosed with the disease in mid-October, after treating a patient from Liberia who had Ebola. She was declared Ebola-free a few weeks later.
According to doctors, muscle and joint aches are common after serious infections, and some of these may be from the cytokines that the body’s immune system releases to fight the disease. Ebola patients have also suffered from nerve damage and vision problems. But doctors say that Ebola patients who survived the disease do recover fully though it might take some time.
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