WichitaFalls
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Yikes!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/23/who-ebola-update/17767789/
Even with the modest goal of meeting 70% of the region's needs by Dec. 1, affected countries would need at least 16 more labs to help medical staff quickly diagnose patients, 230 more "dead body management teams" to bury or cremate bodies in ways that don't spread Ebola, ​; 4,388 more hospital beds; and 20,000 contract tracers to find and isolate potential cases.
Today, Liberia has enough beds for only 23% of patients, according to the WHO. That means 77% of Ebola patients are languishing and dying at home or, worse, in the street.
The news reports about west Africa are completely heartbreaking. My heart is heavy for the situation they are facing over there. I wish every day that each one of the west African's that are ill could get the care that we're providing for the few here who have fallen ill.
MOO but I think Ebola is here, not a pandemic but it will be popping up here and there. Thank goodness so many lessons have been learned through Mr. Duncan's (God Rest His Soul) and Presby's awful experience. People from this point forward will benefit from what was learned in Dallas.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery Dr.