Ebola and United States (2nd Post)

After a day or two, the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was identified as Thomas Eric Duncan. There haven’t been much information given out yet other than why he came to Texas, but regarding his condition, according to his friend, he is “All right,” and “He is in pain.” His friend also said that Duncan has not eaten in a week. In addition to Duncan being sick, everyone he came into contact with since his arrival are going to be monitored for at least 21 days. Some people might be low risk, but it’s better to be save than sorry. I feel that doctors should monitor him and the people that have came in contact with him a bit more, just to understand this deadly disease more.

Less than a week later, Ashoka Mukpo was diagnosed with Ebola in Nebraska. Not much has been said about this man, other than that he has Ebola and he visited Nebraska for some reason. However, the doctor who was aiding Mukpo, Dr. Richard Scara, was not feeling well, and had symptoms of Ebola. After being tested, the tests came back negative. Since then, he has been monitored for more signs.

These Ebola patients really need to be more careful. Both of them have came from Western Africa, with no consent of having the disease. It’s that, or us, as a country, should be more careful with what we’re doing at Airport Security. First the War on Terror, and now Ebola. Our airports are going to become more cautious more safe since these two cases. We should figure out how to treat Ebola and stop it as fast as possible.

CITES: Almasy, Steve, and Ben Brumfield. “Ebola-infected American to Arrive at Nebraska Medical Center.” CNN. Cable News Network, 6 Oct. 2014. Web. 6 Oct. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/05/health/ebola-us/index.html>.

Botelho, Greg, Jennifer Bixler, Elwyn Lopez, Aaron Morris, Jason Morris, Danelle Garcia, Gary Tuchman, Jason Morris, and Rene Marsh. “U.S. Ebola Patient: The Travels and Health Travails of Thomas Eric Duncan.” CNN. Cable News Network, 2 Oct. 2014. Web. 6 Oct. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/01/health/us-ebola-patient/index.html?iid=article_sidebar>.