ATLANTA – Emory University Hospital is obtaining prepared to get a medical employee from West Africa that might have actually Lassa fever.
The viral infection can easily have actually comparable symptoms to Ebola, however it is much much less most likely to spread from individual to individual and is much much less deadly. The illness infects in between 100,000 and 300,000 individuals in West Africa every year.
Emory isn’t really revealing a lot write-up regarding the patient, however they pointed out the individual is an American physician that was functioning when it come to a missionary company in Togo.
The patient is anticipate to show up this weekend break and will certainly be housed in the isolation.
Doctors pointed out the very first action will certainly be treating the patient’s symptoms. They can understand if the individual is infected within 48 hours.
Emory University Hospital gained nationwide focus in Oct 2014 when it come to treating medical employees that were suffering from Ebola.