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CDC Press Conference Regarding Confirmed Ebola
An unidentified man traveled from Liberia, leaving on 9/19 and arriving in the US on 9/20. He began showing symptoms 4 or 5 days later on the 24th. He did not show any symptoms of Ebola either on...
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Disposal of Ebola Waste in US Hospitals
Ebola generates a lot of medical waste. From the protective gear medical personnel wear to the towels and sheets that clean up vomit, blood, urine, and feces from infected patients, Ebola isolation...
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The Legal Framework for Quarantines
Four people were quarantined in Dallas, Texas after Thomas Duncan was admitted to the hospital. One woman (the girlfriend of the Ebola victim), her son, and her two nephews were confined to the...
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Contact Tracing and the Second US Ebola Transmission
Ebola is generally contained by contact tracing: finding anyone who had contact with any sick person and following up with them to be sure that they didn’t get infected. Usually this is done by taking...
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