On Tuesday , theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) confirmedthe first subject ofEboladiagnosed in the U.S. The patient role was an airline passenger go from Liberia to Dallas , arriving on Sept. 20 . The man is currently being treated at theTexas Health Presbyterian Hospital .
“ Ebola can be scarey . But there ’s all the difference in the populace between the U.S. and parts of Africa where Ebola is broadcast . The United States has a strong health care system and public health professional who will check that this case does not threaten our communities , ” CDC Director Tom Frieden say in anews release . “ While it is not inconceivable that there could be additional cases associated with this patient in the coming calendar week , I have no doubt that we will hold this . ”
The patient did n’t show any signs when he was departing West Africa on Sept. 19 , but developed symptom reproducible with Ebola about five day after arriving in the U.S. to visit family . Health official hold back rider for symptom before they get on . He was hospitalise on Sept. 28 and isolate based on his symptom and travelling account , while specimens were sent for testing at CDC and a state lab .
A CDC squad has been dispatch to Dallas , and official are working on identify people who ’ve had close , personal contact with the patient . " Contact tracing is something we do day - in and day - out , and something we do well , " Frieden said at anews conferencein Atlanta . The agency wo n’t be releasing the flying number , unless extra information indicate that other passengers might be at risk of infection . Ebola is only contagious if the person is experiencing fighting symptoms .
The CDC is n’t sure of how he was infected , though they do love he was n’t call for in quit the outbreak in Africa , according to the Dallas - Fort Worth news post WFAA . American help workers in the past have become infected while volunteer oversea . “ This is not Africa , " Zachary Thompson of theDallas County Health and Human Servicestold WFAA . " We have a great infrastructure to conduct with an outbreak . "
The2014 Ebola irruption in West Africais the largest in history , and the entire display case count ( updated September 29th ) is 6,574 in Guinea , Liberia , Nigeria , Senegal , and Sierra Leone . There have been 3,091 demise .
Symptoms , which may appear anywhere between two and 21 day , include : fever of over 38.6 degree Anders Celsius , vomiting , and unexplained hemorrhage . The U.S. Department of Defense has fund two companies that are develop drug therapies and is work with another to spring up a vaccine .
