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In Depth
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014

The EBOLA scare
Why you probably shouldn’t
fear the recent outbreak
Preparing for Ebola
BY MARTIN RAND III
Although the United States’ single confirmed case of Ebola
is hundreds of miles away, the Atlanta-based Center for
Disease Control is calling on all U.S. health care facilities to
be prepared for managing patients with an infectious disease
such as Ebola, and Rockdale’s local health care facilities are
taking heed.
In a letter released Friday, the CDC recommends a number
of policy and procedure measures that should be addressed
in case a person infected with Ebola appears in that facility’s
medical care.
The Rockdale Medical Center has heeded the warning and
is taking the necessary precautions.
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“Rockdale
Medical Center
states the hospital
is engaged in
coordinated ongoing
preparedness,
and protocols
are in place to
detect possible
Ebola cases,
protect employees
and patients,
and respond
appropriately
according to
guidelines set forth
by the Centers for
Disease Control and
Prevention.”

from the CDC

Facts about

You can’t get Ebola
through air

Ebola

in the U.S.
You can’t get Ebola
through water

You can’t get Ebola
through food

Learn more

Symptoms of Ebola
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Transmission of Ebola
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You can only get Ebola from:
  Touching the blood or body fluids of a person who is sick with or

has died from Ebola.
contaminated objects, like needles.
  Touching infected animals, their blood or other
body fluids, or their meat.
  Touching

Ebola poses no significant risk to the
United States.

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