More than 2,100 cases of Ebola have been confirmed since the current outbreak started in West Africa causing the entire world to panic over the deadly virus. Last week in Miami, a patient presented symptoms that resembled those of Ebola: fever greater than 101.5 degrees, severe headache, muscle pain, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Although symptoms most commonly appear 8-10 days after exposure to the virus, they may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after according to the CDC. The patient initially tested negative for the virus but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesman, Jason McDonald said the patient was being retested as a precautionary measure.
The patient will remain unidentified for security and privacy reasons as the CDC continues to deal with the largest Ebola outbreak in history, responsible for an estimate of 1,848 deaths. Even so, President Obama and the government are doing the best they can to make it a national security priority issue to contain the deadly virus.
While three U.S. aid workers were actually infected in Liberia in August, two of them were treated successfully and released and a third one is well on his way to recover at a Nebraska hospital. One of those patients is Dr. Kent Brantly, who told NBC he was convinced he was going to die while in isolation at a Liberian hospital.
It is important to keep in mind that the deadly virus is only spread with blood or bodily fluids, not through casual contact.
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