Ebola virus tied to northeast Ohio
Kent State University Press Conference: Oct. 15, 2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today confirmed another case of the Ebola virus in the United States. Two days before the patient, Amber Vinson, was diagnosed, she visited northeast Ohio. TV2’s Emily Crilley attended an emergency press conference held at Kent State University this afternoon.
Vinson is a graduate of Kent State University and works as a nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, where she cared for Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan.
Three Kent State employees who are relatives of Vinson’s and had contact with her left campus when they learned of her diagnosis. University officials say these employees will work from home for the next 21 days until all risk of infection passes.
Ebola Symptoms
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea (may be bloody)
- Fever
- Severe headache
- Muscle pain
- Weakness
- Abdominal pain
- Unexplained hemorrhage
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Summit County Health Department Press Conference: Oct. 16, 2014
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrived in northeast Ohio today and spoke at the Summit County Health Department’s press conference this afternoon. TV2’s Emily Crilley explains why the CDC believes more Ohioans may have been exposed to the Ebola virus.
Anyone with questions or who thinks they may be at risk for developing Ebola is asked to call the Summit County Health Department’s Ebola Hotline at 330-926-3939.
CDC Dr. Chris Braden says at Summit Co. Health Dept. Press Conf., that Ebola patient may have shown symptoms as early as Friday @kentwired
— Emily Crilley (@Em_Crilley) October 16, 2014
Local hospital learns from Ebola
When an Ebola patient visited Northeast Ohio a few weeks ago, the CDC and the state of Ohio recommended hospitals take extra precautions. TV2’s Emily Crilley describes the actions taken by a local hospital to combat Ebola.
Hospital officials said they received a steady amount of phone calls from concerned residents over the past few weeks. While the hospital screened many patients for Ebola, no one required treatment or monitoring for the disease.
Donning and doffing explained by the CDC
