First American Case of Ebola Confirmed

Revelation 6:7,8 NCV When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!"8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse. Its rider was named death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill people by war, by starvation, by disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.

The situation the President described as “unlikely” and officials at the CDC doubted would happen has come true.

The first American case of Ebola has been confirmed.

“We received in our laboratory today specimens from the individual, tested them and they tested positive for Ebola,” Dr. Tom Frieden of the CDC said. “The State of Texas also operates a laboratory that found the same results.”

The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed that a Liberian man who came to the United States to visit relatives tested positive for the virus.  He arrived in the U.S. on September 20th but did not show symptoms until four days later.  He went to a hospital on Friday and was admitted on Sunday.

Dr. Frieden said that he is certain there will be no major outbreak.

“It does not spread from someone who doesn’t have fever and other symptoms,” Frieden outlined. “So, it’s only someone who is sick with Ebola who can spread the disease.  I have no doubt that we will control or contain this case of Ebola so it does not spread throughout the country.”

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