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Ebola Virus

CDC

Dec 29, 2014

Lab Error Leads CDC to Suspect Health Officials May Be Infected With Ebola

The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report saying a number of its scientists may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus. The scientists are said to have transferred a live Ebola sample to another lab by mistake.
Medical staff working with Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) prepare to bring food to patients kept in an isolation area at the MSF Ebola treatment centre in Kailahun July 20, 2014.

Dec 29, 2014

Can the Blood of Survivors Help Cure Ebola? The Limitations and Expectations of a New Vaccine

The antibodies from the blood of survivors of the deadly disease may finally enable researchers to create a treatment that is effective against all the strains of the virus and stop its spread across Africa and the rest of the world.
Ebola Outbreak 2014 Update: New York, New Jersey to Quarrantine Aid Workers Returning to U.S.

Dec 29, 2014

Ebola Outbreak 2014 Update: New York, New Jersey to Quarrantine Aid Workers Returning to U.S.

The governors of both New York and New Jersey made announcements on Friday that each state would be enacting a mandatory quarantine for anyone entering the United States via JFK and Newark Liberty International Airports that have provided direct patient care for anyone diagnosed with Ebola in West Africa. All those quarantined in the two states will be held in isolation for a period of 21 days.
Ebola-Free Nurse Visits President Obama

Dec 29, 2014

Ebola-Free Nurse, Nina Pham, Makes Statement, Visits President Obama [Video]

Texas nurse Nina Pham got a special hug this week as she was declared Ebola-free by health officials, and that hug came from President Obama himself. Pham met with and embraced the president in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington D.C.
Ebola victim in Liberia being sprayed with disinfectant

Dec 29, 2014

Ebola epidemic likely to explode by mid-December, according to Yale researchers

Researchers from Yale University says that ebola would kill 90,000 people by December 2014 if swift aide is not given to West African countries.
Ebola alert at the Bellevue Hospital

Dec 29, 2014

New York City records its first ebola case; patient took "populated" subway

A doctor who recently came home from Guinea was diagnosed with Ebola and is now confined at the Bellevue Hospital in New York City.
CDC Foundation

Dec 29, 2014

WHO Declares Nigeria Ebola Free—Here’s How They Did It

Taking not only developing nations, but the world by surprise, the recent Ebola virus outbreak seen in West Africa is one of unprecedented proportions and terrifying outcomes. Far greater than 20 times worse than previously documented outbreaks in human victims, the current epidemic has made headlines for months as researchers search for a cure and health officials search for a way to stop it from spreading. And while many nations in West Africa are falling farther and farther into a state of disease, the World Health Organization declared that the country of Nigeria has successfully rid itself of the viral pathogen.
Health worker in Freetown, Sierra Leone sprays disinfectant around Ebola infected reside before loading him into an ambulance.

Dec 29, 2014

New Study Says Travelers May Bring Ebola, But What About the Air?

While surveillance on a global scale tightens, looking for the looming threat of Ebola symptoms from international travelers around the world, researchers worldwide are evaluating the all too real threat of the spreading viral infection. And they’re finding that even a conservative estimate could spell international disaster over the next few months.
CDC Director Frieden Blamed for Ebola Missteps

Dec 29, 2014

CDC Director Frieden Blamed for Ebola Missteps

After recent lapses in protocol and judgement allowed a Texas hospital nurse to travel on commercial flights and expose potentially thousands to the deadly Ebola virus, many are beginning to seriously call in to question how the U.S. government has responded to the first ever cases of Ebola on U.S. soil.
Ebola Outbreak CDCF

Dec 29, 2014

What Does Social Media Say About the Ebola Outbreak?

This morning, the king of social media himself, Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife announced their plans to aid in medical efforts by donating $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation. The news arrived this morning as the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that issues with containment and assessment of the Ebola virus’ impact may lead to a 1,000% increase in infections (10,000 cases a week) by as early as this December.
TREATMENT IN ISOLATION WARD

Dec 29, 2014

Ebola Virus Crisis: West African Nations Struggle to Contain Epidemic

Ebola Virus Crisis: West African Nations Struggle to Contain Epidemic
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