Ebola outbreak in Texas has been confirmed by the Center of Disease Control and Prevention. With the death count reaching as 3,000 in West Africa, should people in Texas, United States be concerned with the Ebola outbreak now having reached its shores? According to the CDC however, they would contain the virus as soon as possible.
The Ebola outbreak in Texas is causing a reign of panic amongst residents in the area. Yet, the CDC claim they would be able to successfully contain the virus and prevent it from spreading any further.
"We're stopping it in its tracks in this country," stated Thomas Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a press conference Tuesday.
The Ebola outbreak in Texas involves only one male who had travelled from Liberia. He had arrived in the US on September 19 and showed no visible symptoms. However, four days after he had exhibited the usual symptoms of Ebola virus. The usual symptoms of Ebola virus include fever, vomiting and diarrhea, muscle pain, bleeding or bruising, stomach pain and weakness.
"I can say he is ill. He is under intensive care," stated Edward Goodman of the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital.
The Ebola outbreak in Texas does not stop with the isolation, monitoring and treatment of the male individual currently in the ICU of the Texas hospital. CDC has now put up a team to search for the individuals who have come into close contact with the infected male.
With the Ebola outbreak in Texas, necessary precautions must be done by residents. These precautions mainly involve washing hands regularly or using alcohol-based sanitizers and avoiding direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person.
However, according to the CDC, the Ebola outbreak in Texas shouldn't be a cause of panic as they know how to effectively control the Ebola virus and prevent the spread.
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