Article Summary :
A Dallas nurse who helped care for Thomas Eric Duncan was infected with the Ebola virus. This news fed fears of health care workers across the United States. This is the case of second health worker to contract Ebola outside West Africa.
More than 400 health care workers have been infected by Ebola and more than 200 have died. The WHO said that the high rates of infection among health workers may result in shortage and improper use of protective equipment.
In this article published at www.nytimes.com, the authors tried to explain us the following points in detailed.
1. How contagious is the Ebola virus, how does Ebola virus progress, are there any drugs to treat or prevent Ebola, where does Ebola virus come from, comparison of this disease with other infectious diseases.
2. Where is the outbreak of Ebola, how many people were infected with Ebola, how many are being treated outside West Africa, how many could become infected, why is Ebola so difficult to contain.
3. How many Americans have contracted this disease in Africa and returned to US, steps undertaken by US to ensure that Ebola does not spread, and precautions to avoid it.
