WHO: Ebola disease - Symptoms

April 24, 2025

Source: WHO

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Symptoms

The incubation period or interval from infection to onset of symptoms varies from 2 to 21 days.

The symptoms of Ebola disease can be sudden and include fever, fatigue, malaise, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. These are followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain rash, and symptoms of impaired kidney and liver functions. It is important for health and care workers to be on the lookout for these symptoms.

Despite a perception that bleeding is a common symptom, this is less frequent and can occur later in the disease. Some patients may develop internal and external bleeding, including blood in vomit and faeces, bleeding from the nose, gums and vagina. Bleeding at the sites where needles have punctured the skin can also occur.

The impact on the central nervous system can result in confusion, irritability and aggression.

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