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Basic Information on Ebola
Here is some basic background information on this outbreak of Ebola, so as to limit repetition in future posts. This outbreak began in late December 2013 when a two year old boy in Guinea began...
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CDC Press Conference Regarding Confirmed Ebola
An unidentified man traveled from Liberia, leaving on 9/19 and arriving in the US on 9/20. He began showing symptoms 4 or 5 days later on the 24th. He did not show any symptoms of Ebola either on...
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WHO’s Status Report on the Ebola Epidemic
On 9/23, WHO published a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine that looked back on the spread of the disease and offered some insights as to where they think the virus could go from there. The...
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Transmission of Ebola
Though discussed in the first post on the basics of Ebola,[1] there is still some confusion as to how Ebola is transmitted. When Ebola first hit the mainstream news in July there was a lot of emphasis...
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The Legal Framework for Quarantines
Four people were quarantined in Dallas, Texas after Thomas Duncan was admitted to the hospital. One woman (the girlfriend of the Ebola victim), her son, and her two nephews were confined to the...
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Terminology: Epidemic vs. Pandemic
Many people want to know the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic. The basic rule is that if an outbreak is confined to one country it’s an epidemic and if it’s international it’s a pandemic....
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Contact Tracing and the Second US Ebola Transmission
Ebola is generally contained by contact tracing: finding anyone who had contact with any sick person and following up with them to be sure that they didn’t get infected. Usually this is done by taking...
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Revisiting the Disposal of Ebola Waste
In my previous article on Ebola waste I discussed some of the problems and conflicting regulations regarding Ebola waste.[1] In this post I want to address some of the other concerns that have come to...
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