Preventing Ebola Transmission

Chapter 166 [1] in the new Mandell textbook was written before the current Ebola outbreak, so I thought it would be interesting to read View Postit again and check whether the ‘old’ recommendations for personal protection were still valid now that Continue reading Preventing Ebola Transmission

Ebola and “Breach of Protocol”: Makes Me Bristle…

We are told by Tom Frieden / CDC that it was a “protocol breach” when a nurse in Texas taking care of US Ebola patient no. 1 got infected?  At the same news conference, he tells us he doesn’t know what Continue reading Ebola and “Breach of Protocol”: Makes Me Bristle…

Ebola – Fact Sheet (Updated 10/3/2014)

The WHO just released the latest statistics on what has turned into the largest ever outbreak of Ebola virus (EBOV) in Africa.  The epidemic started in Guinea around December 2013. As of 7/27/2014, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone have reported Continue reading Ebola – Fact Sheet (Updated 10/3/2014)