Ebola

====Caregivers====
[[File:Donna Wood, Nurse and NHS Ebola volunteer (15652582937).jpg|thumb|right|British woman wearing protective gear]]

People who care for those infected with Ebola should wear protective clothing including masks, gloves, gowns and goggles.<ref name=CDC2014P/> The U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control]] (CDC) recommend that the protective gear leaves no skin exposed.<ref name=Oct2014CDC/> These measures are also recommended for those who may handle objects contaminated by an infected person's body fluids.<ref name=CDCBook1998/> In 2014, the CDC began recommending that medical personnel receive training on the proper suit-up and removal of [[personal protective equipment]] (PPE); in addition, a designated person, appropriately trained in biosafety, should be watching each step of these procedures to ensure they are done correctly.<ref name="Oct2014CDC">{{Cite web |date=20 October 2014 |title=Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment To Be Used by Healthcare Workers During Management of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. Hospitals, Including Procedures for Putting On (Donning) and Removing (Doffing) |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/procedures-for-ppe.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022024557/https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/procedures-for-ppe.html |archive-date=22 October 2014 |access-date=22 October 2014 |publisher=[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC)}}</ref> In Sierra Leone, the typical training period for the use of such safety equipment lasts approximately 12 days.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11155840/Ebola-medics-better-trained-in-Sierra-Leone-than-Spain.html | title = Ebola medics 'better trained in Sierra Leone than Spain' | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200628201158/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11155840/Ebola-medics-better-trained-in-Sierra-Leone-than-Spain.html | archive-date=28 June 2020 | work = The Telegraph | vauthors = Govan F | date = 11 October 2014 }}</ref>
In 2022 in Uganda, lighter personal protection equipment has become available as well as possibilities to monitor and communicate with patients from windows in the treatment tents until it is necessary to enter if e.g. a patient's oxygen levels drop. <ref name="Guiliani 2022" />