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Commentary: First US-Contracted Ebola Patient Declared Disease-Free

To the panicky-Petes out there…Mr Thomas Eric Duncan was SYMPTOMATIC and in the community for approximately 4 days after he was sent home from the Emergency Room the first time with fever and gastroenteritis (and given antibiotics, which is another subject altogether).   Despite this, only Nurses Nina Pham and Amber Vinson are known to have contracted […]

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Why We Know Ebola Still Isn’t Easy to Contract (Commentary)

Just some quick math to set your mind at ease: If Ebola were EASY to transmit, there would be a MUCH larger burden of cases in the world right now. Let me show you with math. Let’s be conservative and say this outbreak started January 1st with one patient. Let’s say this person infected 10 other […]

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Finally Some Good Ebola News

What Texas can learn from Nigeria when it comes to containing Ebola By Elahe Izadi October 4 at 7:43 AM While devastating reports continue to stream out of West Africa, where the deadly virus has overwhelmed already weak public health systems and left thousands of people dead, and anxiety grips the United States over the […]

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What’s Scary About Ebola, Reasons Not to Fear It

from abc.com What’s Scary About Ebola, Reasons Not to Fear It WASHINGTON — Aug 9, 2014, 9:48 AM ET By CONNIE CASS Associated Press   The United States’ top disease detective calls Ebola a “painful, dreadful, merciless virus.” The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak in West Africa an international emergency, killing more than […]

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Ebola News 08-05-14: Isolating Possible US Cases

From ABC News   Hospitals across the country are isolating and testing potential Ebola patients, erring on the side of caution as the largest Ebola outbreak to date rages in West Africa. A 46-year-old Columbus, Ohio, woman who recently traveled to one of the three countries affected by the outbreak is being held in isolation […]

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