First Ebola Case reported in US on Wednesday,October 1 2014.The centers for disease control and prevention(CDC) yesterday confirmed the first case of ebola in the US. The patient travelled to Dallas,Texas from Liberia.The patient did not have Ebola symptoms when leaving Liberia but developed them about 5 days after arriving in U.S.
The CDC does not recommend that people on the same flight should be monitored,as Ebola is only contagious if the person is experiencing active symptoms.CDC director,Dr. Tom Frieden,reassured the US public and said "Ebola can be scary.But there's all the difference in the world between US and parts of Africa where Ebola is spreading.The US has a strong health care system and public health professionals who will make sure this case does not threaten our communities.While it could be possible that there could be additional cases associated with this patient in the coming weeks,i have not doubt that we will contain this."
Source:Interent
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