Atlanta Highly At Risk For Ebola? Health Officials Prepare As Death Toll Increases

Atlanta health officials reveal they are ready to prevent Ebola spread in the United States after one confirmed case in the country.

The spread of the disease from Africa to other parts of the world is becoming a frightening situation for many individuals, especially now that the World Health Organization has already confirmed the update about the total amount of death toll in Africa. Reports say that there are already more than 3,000 infected persons have died from the said contagious disease; which is already almost half of the total population of the infected patients. With the huge number of infected persons, a possible further increase in the death toll is also expected.

Having a history with international flights is actually just one of the possible ways that an individual could acquire the disease, especially if that person was exposed in a highly-risked area by being to travel in parts of Africa. With this, new reports suggest that Atlanta is just also one of the highly-risked states to contact Ebola particularly the Grady Memorial Hospital, which previously dealt with people having possible exposure to the virus as revealed by their traveling history.

Despite of the ongoing increase in death toll and the spread of the disease, many experts believe that the most basic way to combat Ebola is through acquiring education. Atlanta along with other states right now is on heightened alert after Dallas hospital failed to diagnose Thomas E. Duncan, the first confirmed case in the US.

Public health officials in Atlanta already revealed that they are ready to prevent the possible spread of Ebola. The officials detailed their protocol in terms of diagnosing someone who shows up in the ER with a possible infection. They also emphasized that it is through careful assessment regarding the patient's detailed travel history and symptoms that they will be able to obtain a right diagnosis.