Ebola news update says that fear escalates in the US after Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with the disease in the country died on Wednesday while affecting more people in different countries.
The deadly virus has already infected more than 7,000 people since its outbreak in West Africa in late 2013 while nearly 4,000 individuals have died from the disease. There is still no known cure for the virus and with that, many people fears that a large portion of the human population, especially in the US is at risk for contracting the disease especially now that the first Ebola infected patient in the country died.
Duncan, 42, has a history of visiting Liberia and it was when he arrived in the US that he began to manifest the symptoms of the disease. With many travelers coming from the West African countries, a newest update reveals that health officials in the US, especially the CDC, will be having an intensified screening at the airports for potential Ebola patients. According to the previous reports, five of the country's biggest and busiest airports will adapt the new tightened screening procedures that will help protect the health of the people in the country.
While the government prepares for the screening process that will start next week, new update reveals that airport cleaners also shared their sentiments over the ongoing outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever as they stopped working for a day since they believe that they receive insufficient protection in their jobs. The cleaners are actually the ones expose to the virus since they clean up vomit and bathrooms which could actually the breeding ground of the deadly virus. The transmission of the disease is actually through body fluids from an infected person.
Health officials believe that with an intensive screening process at the airports, the entry of Ebola in the country can be prevented. There are also updates saying that several organizations are suggesting that travelers from affected areas should be banned in the country; however, no further actions have been yet taken.
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