It is transmitted through direct contact with the infected person's bodily fluids. These appear two to 21 days after exposure to the disease, the CDC said.Įven if a person is infected, the virus can only be passed on once symptoms appear.
Symptoms of Ebola include a fever, a headache, diarrhea, vomiting, muscle and joint aches and in some cases bleeding. Ray Odierno, directed the 21-day controlled monitoring period for all redeploying soldiers returning from the Ebola fight in West Africa, an Army spokeswoman said. Army commander in Italy said he and his troops returning from Liberia would remain in isolation for 21 days, even though he feels they face no risk and show no symptoms. The agency said those who had simply traveled to help fight the disease should only be subject to symptom monitoring, in an attempt to create a unified national response to the disease. Hospital: Dr Spencer currently remains in a 'stable' condition at Bellevue Hospital (pictured) in New York Kaci Hickox, 33, a Doctors Without Borders nurse, was the first to be put in isolation in a tent in the University Hospital parking lot in Newark.
Chris Christie to implement mandatory quarantines for anyone returning from treating Ebola patients. The revelation that Dr Spencer was allowed to move freely around New York city for days before being taken to hospital prompted New York Gov. He was taken to Bellevue about 1pm and his apartment was sealed off, with biohazard cleaners brought in, it is reported.
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He promptly called officials at the non-government organisation he worked with, Doctors Without Borders, who then called New York's health department.Įmergency health workers rushed to Dr Spencer's apartment on West 147th Street, in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood, in full protective gear. He reportedly started feeling ill on Tuesday, but the fever did not develop until Thursday. The medic arrived in New York on October 17 - six days before he was admitted to hospital.ĭuring that time he went bowling in Brooklyn, rode the subway and took a taxi, walked Manhattan's High Line and went to restaurants. Meanwhile, Dr Spencer, is receiving antiviral medication and plasma, after he was admitted to hospital with a 100.3-degree fever on Thursday. They were working with their close friend Dr Kent Brantley, who also contracted the disease and was later cured. Dr Spencer, who is currently being treated in a New York hospital after being diagnosed with Ebola, is pictured alongside fiancee Morgan Dixon