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5Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | November-December 2014 news < Page 1 > Page 36 Oct. 17, the ADA advises dental professionals of the following: A person infected with Ebola is not considered contagious until symptoms appear. Owing to the virulent nature of the disease, it is highly unlikely that someone with Ebola symptoms will seek dental care when he or she is severely ill. However, according to CDC and the ADA Division of Science, dental professionals are advised to take a medical history, including a travel his- tory, from their patients with symptoms in whom a viral in- fection is suspected. As recommended by the ADA Division of Science, any person within 21 days of returning from the West African countries Li- beria, Sierra Leone and Guinea may be at risk of having contact- ed persons infected with Ebola and may not exhibit symptoms. If this is the case, dental profes- sionals are advised to delay rou- tine dental care of the patient until 21 days have elapsed from their trip. Palliative care for seri- ous oral health conditions, den- tal infections and dental pain can be provided if necessary af- ter consulting with the patient’s physician and conforming to standard precautions and physi- cal barriers. In general, providers of den- tal health care services should continue to follow standard in- fection control procedures in the clinical setting as described in CDC’s 2003 Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings, the organ- ization stated. Signs and symptoms of Ebola include fever greater than 38.6 C or 101.5 F and severe head- ache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, or un- explained bleeding or bruising. CDC emphasized, “The virus is spread through direct contact with blood and body fluids of an infected person, or with objects, like needles, that have been contaminated with the virus.