Quarantine use is a well-established mechanism to prevent spread of contagious disease. In spite of the concern over how state officials have used quarantine, their use of it is grounded in the very beginning of the republic.
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A review of Dr. Mark Spencer, the physician diagnosed in New York City with Ebola. He is now free of Ebola, but the stigma of the disease continues to be a political hot potato.
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Ebola cannot become airborne – it is simply impossible so put that out of the sensationalized media. Here is how the virus infects you. Here is why it won’t become like the flu.
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As a physician who travels, the new Ebola screenings will be neither efficient nor cost effective. What will work better is to rapidly increase our response to set up treatment centers for Ebola in the countries affected.
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The Ebola epidemic will become much worse before it is contained. The first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the United States will not be the last, nor will our current efforts lead to a fast reduction.
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The new threat to Ebola entering the United States is from the native meats being smuggled into the United States.
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Dr. Brantly is being discharged from the hospital today. Dr. Brantly received an experimental drug and began to improve- and then he was brought to the US, first stop : Atlanta.
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There are five important reasons to bring home Americans who’ve been infected with Ebola. In order to prevent and treat affected people, we need to learn more about Ebola and how to prevent, treat, and control this deadly disease.
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CDC warns Americans not to travel to Western Africa where the worst outbreak of Ebola in history has claimed the lives of 70% of its victims. Two Americans are being flown to the US to be treated at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
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