Sunday, November 16, 2014

Ebola in the U.S. (Entry III)

Ebola in the United States has became a huge scare for most living by the first victimized and official patient in Texas. As the virus roamed Africa, it found its way here in home soil. As the weeks passed, more reports of ebola like symptoms were being reported by local hospitals. All were quarantined and watched for safety for 21 days. All were set free, but another case in New York becomes the US's big concern as Ebola hits the big apple. The article http://tinyurl.com/mo2a3dg explains the United States celebrating from being Ebola free, until a diagnosed doctor becomes watched in Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. I find this article fascinating for many reasons. At first, Martin Salia's test came back negative, where the celebration comes in, congratulating and hugging him, as a sign of warmth and relief. As his symptoms remained the same, a new test on November 10th, this test returned positive. Furthermore, throwing him in isolation and also forcing his colleagues into quarantine with him. The report is interesting because it explains how the symptoms remained even after a negative test. In addition, the article includes quotes by the doctors such as, Komba Songu M'Briwa. The author explains the situation as a timeline; giving an introduction, a feeling of relief where the test came negative into the new test, which came back positive. Resulting in Martin Salia's unfortunate case with Ebola.

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