<P> The virus spreads through direct contact with body fluids , such as blood from infected humans or other animals . Spread may also occur from contact with items recently contaminated with bodily fluids . Spread of the disease through the air between primates , including humans , has not been documented in either laboratory or natural conditions . Semen or breast milk of a person after recovery from EVD may carry the virus for several weeks to months . Fruit bats are believed to be the normal carrier in nature , able to spread the virus without being affected by it . Other diseases such as malaria , cholera , typhoid fever , meningitis and other viral hemorrhagic fevers may resemble EVD . Blood samples are tested for viral RNA , viral antibodies or for the virus itself to confirm the diagnosis . </P>
how is ebola transmitted from animals to humans
direct contact with body fluids contact with items recently contaminated with bodily fluids