I understand that doesn’t happen until after symptoms....if at all as it doesn’t seem to be all that common until toward the end.
“I have been wondering (and wife MD) if there is a neurological component to the ebola virus.”
I recently learned that a human with rabies has a neurological change, and will have a fear of water (which dilutes the rabies if they try to drink it). Trying to dring because they are so thirsty, but hands start shaking and can’t get the glass to their mouth. Spooky!
Perhaps there is some sort of “restlessness” that comes with Ebola (well - at least before your insides turn to jello) that is part of it trying to spread and survive?
Upon returning to the United States, each MSF staff member goes through a thorough debriefing process, during which they are informed of our guidelines....
The guidelines include the following instructions:
1. Check temperature two times per day
2. Finish regular course of malaria prophylaxis (malaria symptoms can mimic Ebola symptoms)
3. Be aware of relevant symptoms, such as fever
4. Stay within four hours of a hospital with isolation facilities
5. Immediately contact the MSF-USA office if any relevant symptoms develop
I recall reading of cases where the patients became disoriented and even violent. It’d be fairly early on in the links in the Ebola Surveillance Thread.