Wednesday, 1 October 2014

First Case of Ebola Diagnosed in the US.


A Dallas hospital gave a man antibiotics and sent him home - only for him to be admitted two days later, it has been reported. Federal health officials later confirmed he has the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the US.
The unidentified patient has been in isolation at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital since Sunday, officials said. 
'#Dallas patient diagnosed with #Ebola was initially dismissed with prescription for antibiotics.
Medical officials said the patient would not be given the experimental treatment ZMapp because there is none of it left.
The man recently traveled from Liberia to Dallas. 
Officials have not disclosed his nationality but a statement from the city of Dallas said he was visiting relatives in the US.
Virus: The Ebola virus epidemic has killed more than 3,000 people in West Africa Patient: A man with the Ebola virus was given antibiotics before he returned to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital (pictured)  and was confirmed to have Ebola

Virus: The Ebola virus epidemic has killed more than 3,000 people in West Africa 
Scott Gordon, a reporter for KXAS, tweeted 'Hospital reviewing why patient wasn't properly diagnosed on Friday when he was evaluated and sent home. Dismissed with antibiotics.'
Other precautions have been taken since the case of the Ebola virus was confirmed. 
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings told CBS DFW 'We have iso- [...] quarantined both [the ambulance crew that took the patient to the hospital] and the unit itself to make sure that nothing was there that can be spread and we're going about. We kind of - our protocol, how to do that - we've created an emergency center at the Dallas City Hall and they're going to go through those protocols right now, so we're taking all precautions to make sure everybody's safe.'
'First and foremost, we gotta have our thoughts and prayers for this man, who is very sick and hopefully he'll get well,' Rawlings continued. 'But we're gonna sure everybody else is safe at the same time.'
Health authorities have begun tracking down family and friends who may have had close contact with the patient and could be at risk for becoming ill. But officials said there are no other suspected cases in Texas.
At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, It was reported that the patient left Liberia on Sept. 19, arrived the next day to visit family and started feeling ill four or five days later. He said it was not clear how the person became infected.
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