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08-01-2014, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Malibu1
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Originally Posted by ybbiz34
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/01/health...eak-questions/
Ebola is coming to the States for the first time ever.
On Thursday, a medical charter plane outfitted with an isolation pod left Cartersville, Georgia, about 5 p.m. The aircraft was scheduled to fly to Monrovia, Liberia, and could return with Dr. Kent Brantly and/or Nancy Writebol, who were infected with Ebola while working for the aid group Samaritan's Purse in Liberia last week. Samaritan's Purse has described them as being in grave but stable condition.
"The two Americans who contracted Ebola in Liberia remain in the country today but medical evacuation efforts are underway and should be completed by early next week," Samaritan's Purse said in a statement Friday.
The plane took off from Cartersville Airport in Georgia, about an hour northwest of the CDC's headquarters in Atlanta. It is unclear where it would land when it returns. The CDC's quarantine station in Atlanta is housed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on the south side of the city.
At least one of the patients will be brought to Emory University, which is near the CDC's headquarters, hospital officials told CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta. He or she would likely be transported in an Emory ambulance or medical helicopter from the airport.
Emory University Hospital has a specially built isolation unit that is designed to treat patients exposed to infectious diseases like Ebola, the hospital said in a statement Thursday. It is one of only four units in the United States.
"Emory University Hospital physicians, nurses and staff are highly trained in the specific and unique protocols and procedures necessary to treat and care for this type of patient," the statement said. "These procedures are practiced on a regular basis throughout the year so we are fully prepared for this type of situation."
The hospital said staff members do not know specifically when the patient will arrive in Atlanta, just that it will happen "within the next several days."
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I bet we already have way worse diseases than Ebola being handled every day in the states. We just don't have a need to know. |
Yup
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health...c-says-n150806
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health...higher-n136981
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer...ploc-bags.html
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