The nurse from the hospital in Dallas, Texas contracted Ebola. – Most likely a virus has infected her Liberyjczyk Thomas Duncan, who died last week – said on Sunday Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Please determining how the infection occurred. Woman during contact with the patient wore complete protective clothing.
Earlier sex infected hospital employee was not refine. However, according to a representative of authority who is acquainted with the case, cited by CNN, it’s about a nurse who took care of the sick man.
According to the head of Tom Frieden, the CDC shows that the infection occurred through the failure force in the situation procedures. This means that other hospital staff who looked after Liberyjczykiem, also can become infected.
– estimate the probability of infection in other hospital staff – Frieden said at a press conference.
CDC checks the hospital staff involved in Liberyjczykiem actually doffing protective clothing, and will examine the way in which the patient’s dialysis was performed and intubation – Frieden said in the program “Face the Nation.”
The second case of Ebola can become a reality
Preliminary studies showed that the woman who took care of a patient with Ebola Liberyjczykiem at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, also contracted the virus. Collected from the sample sent to the laboratory CDC in Atlanta, where additional research will be carried out.
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As said Frieden, relatively small “intensity occurring in infected women the symptoms and results of preliminary studies suggest that the level of virus in her low”.
Female on Friday night announced that it has a light fever. Was placed in solitary confinement and subjected to testing.
– We are aware that the second case of Ebola can become a reality. We are prepared for this eventuality – said the representative of the sanitary service of Texas David Lakey.
Assured that the doctors are doing everything in their power to prevent the spread of the virus.
Health authorities were talking with the patient and draw up a list all persons who were in contact with them and could get infected from it. The head of the CDC said that one person could have come in contact with a nurse, when she could infect others, and is currently under observation.
The first death in the territory of the United States
Thomas Duncan, sick with Ebola patient, which took care of a hospital employee, he flew to Dallas from Liberia on September 20 to get married with USA citizen. Before departure to the United States Duncan at the airport in Liberia measured temperature. Showed no signs of Ebola infection. Symptoms can appear between two and 21 days after infection.
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However, on September 24 reported on the ambulance to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital because of malaise. His symptoms were ignored, even though the nurse mentioned that he came from Liberia. Sent home with the recommendation of taking antibiotics.
Duncan’s state of health has deteriorated to September 27. The ambulance brought him to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, where he was found Ebola infection and placed him in solitary confinement. The man died last week. This was the first case of Ebola death in the United States.
According to the latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) since the outbreak of Ebola virus infected nearly 8.4 thousand. people. Died more than 4 thousand. The countries affected are mainly Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
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Author: kg / Soft / Source: Reuters, pap
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