10 Ebola Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #8: Bleeding
In some cases, patients with Ebola virus disease may experience internal and external bleeding. Bleeding usually starts five to seven days after the symptoms begins. All patients who are affected have some form of decreased blood clotting. In 40 to 50 percent of cases, bleeding from needle puncture sites and mucous membranes have been seen.
It may lead to coughing up of blood, vomiting blood, or blood in the stool. Bleeding into the skin can lead to purpura, petechiae, ecchymoses, or hematomas. Bleeding can also occur into the whites of the eyes and in the gastrointestinal tract.
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