Disease of the Week | Disease of the Week | CDC

Disease of the Week | Disease of the Week | CDC

Ebola

Ebola is a rare and deadly disease. It is spread through direct contact with the blood or body fluids of a person who is sick with Ebola. The virus also can be spread through contact with objects contaminated with the virus, or infected animals.

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Epilepsy

Every year, about 140,000 new cases of epilepsy are diagnosed in the United States. Anyone can have a seizure. Delayed recognition and inadequate treatment increases the risk for additional seizures, disability, and in rare instances, death.