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Some African countries are currently fighting an outbreak of Ebola, a highly-contagious disease that kills up to 90% of those infected by liquifying internal organs.
There is no vaccine or cure.
Health care workers wear hazmat suits.
"The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading faster than efforts to control it, World Health Organization (WHO) head Margaret Chan has said.
Hundreds of US Peace Corps volunteers have already been evacuated from the West African countries."
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28610112
Two American health care workers working in Africa with Ebola victims have somehow contracted Ebola and want to come home.
This will introduce Ebola to America.
The first patient arrives tomorrow.
To bring them home the CDC is using a special jet with an isolation booth designed to protect the flight crew from infection.
The special jet will then return to Africa to get the other America victim, a doctor.
Both will be isolated at a hospital in Atlanta GA, one of only four US hospitals with appropriate isolation facilities.
Twitter is all atwitter.
There is great concern the virus may accidentally escape and spread in the US.
Officials are trying to allay fears.
Even the head of the CDC himself was interviewed by CNN, essentially saying containing the virus is not difficult if everyone does their job properly.
What say you?
Do you support bringing these two Americans home?
On one hand it seems the decent and noble thing to do.
On the other hand what if human error results in another worker getting infected and the virus getting out of the hospital?
Some African countries are currently fighting an outbreak of Ebola, a highly-contagious disease that kills up to 90% of those infected by liquifying internal organs.
There is no vaccine or cure.
Health care workers wear hazmat suits.
"The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading faster than efforts to control it, World Health Organization (WHO) head Margaret Chan has said.
Hundreds of US Peace Corps volunteers have already been evacuated from the West African countries."
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28610112
Two American health care workers working in Africa with Ebola victims have somehow contracted Ebola and want to come home.
This will introduce Ebola to America.
The first patient arrives tomorrow.
To bring them home the CDC is using a special jet with an isolation booth designed to protect the flight crew from infection.
The special jet will then return to Africa to get the other America victim, a doctor.
Both will be isolated at a hospital in Atlanta GA, one of only four US hospitals with appropriate isolation facilities.
Twitter is all atwitter.
There is great concern the virus may accidentally escape and spread in the US.
Officials are trying to allay fears.
Even the head of the CDC himself was interviewed by CNN, essentially saying containing the virus is not difficult if everyone does their job properly.
What say you?
Do you support bringing these two Americans home?
On one hand it seems the decent and noble thing to do.
On the other hand what if human error results in another worker getting infected and the virus getting out of the hospital?