Ebola has officially been diagnosed to a person within the United States. According to who.int, ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. There has been a breakout in Africa recently of the disease and people have feared that it would be brought over to the states. Well, it happened. Just today, the CDC confirmed that a man who was traveling to the states from Liberia had brought the disease with him. The man who was diagnosed with Ebola currently is in Texas in an isolation chamber so the disease can not spread. Doctors say that people who were on his flight to America should not worry about catching the disease, but the people in his family have a chance of catching it. Hospitals have been preparing for Ebola to come here and also lawmakers have been too. There goal is to make sure the disease doesn't spread to hundreds and hundreds of people like it has in Africa. Luckily, this disease can only be caught by liquid interaction among people. So no, being around someone with Ebola will not get you infected. This disease has been in the minds of all Americans recently and could have a major impact if the disease does spread throughout the country.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/30/us-health-ebola-usa-idUSKCN0HP2F720140930
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