FIRST PERSON TO BE DIAGNOSED
IN THE UNITED STATES WITH EBOLA DIES
UPDATE: TWO HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO TREATED THOMAS ERIC DUNCAN, TESTS POSITIVE FOR VIRUS
Ebola Has Made It’s Presence In U.S. – What Now?
Officials with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital announced today that patient, Thomas Eric Duncan succumbed to the disease today.
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Enhanced screening measures aimed at finding travelers infected with Ebola are coming to five of the busiest international airports in the United States, according to federal authorities. Some say, it’s too little too late? Some say it’s not enough.
Are we doing enough to protect U.S. Citizens, especially healthcare workers from the disease? Are we doing enough to aid the suffering countries who are plagued by the disease? Are we overreacting?
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October 12, 2014
Banning flights would not allow the US to send aid workers or supplies. The issue with the rapid spread of the disease is the poor infrastructure and hygiene (lack of running and clean water, crowded living, etc.) in the country. Something we can easily purchase every day at the supermarket, chlorine bleach, can kill the virus. They should handle this like they handles swine flu in 2009—be diligent in their screening at airports.