2nd health care worker infected at Dallas hospital Over 4,000 people have died in West Africa from Ebola. WHO says there could be 10,000 new cases a week there. Thomas Duncan flew to the US from West Africa in Sept. He died from Ebola last week at a hospital in Dallas. 2 healthcare workers who cared for him are now …
Ebola Around the World
Spanish nurse 1st to contract Ebola outside Africa A nurse’s assistant in Spain has been diagnosed with Ebola. She is the 1st person to contract the virus outside of Africa. Doctors suspect she was infected removing a protective suit. There have been a total of 8 confirmed cases in Europe. Meanwhile, the 1st Ebola patient in the US has died …
Ebola in the US
It was only a matter of time A man in Dallas has been diagnosed with Ebola. He traveled from Liberia to the US to visit family. People leaving Liberia are screened for Ebola. He first experienced symptoms 4 days after arriving in US. This means his airport test would have been negative. Ebola is only spread through contact with bodily …