A second Dallas healthcare worker has fallen ill with Ebola, reports Newsmax. The latest diagnosis may not be the last. The Washington Post reports the Dallas hospital which treated Thomas Eric Duncan “had to learn on the fly how to control the deadly virus, adding new layers of protective gear for workers in what became […]
The Texas nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for another patient received a blood transfusion from Dr. Kent Brantly, the American doctor who previously contracted the disease in Africa and received the first treatment of Z-Mapp, reports the Daily Mail. With the new infection, the CDC is rethinking its methods for controlling the disease, and […]
A nurse who treated Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas has fallen ill as well, reports Newsmax. The nurse had worn protective equipment while treating Duncan, but the CDC claims there must have been a breach of protocol. The scary part: they can’t identify what it was. WSJ: Second Ebola Case in US Shifts […]
President Obama’s requested funding for $1 billion to combat Ebola with the U.S. military has been held up by Congress, reports the Wall Street Journal. Key lawmakers are refusing to allow all of the money until the Obama administration provides a detailed plan for fighting the disease. WaPo: Ominous Ebola Math CBS: ISIS Closing In […]
A Dallas Sheriff’s Deputy is now hospitalized with Ebola symptoms a few days after entering the apartment of the late Thomas Eric Duncan, reports Newsmax. Meanwhile, the New York Times reports the Obama administration has started checkpoints for fever at five major U.S. airports. But one expert explains, “At the very most, all we are […]