The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has killed almost 3000 people ever since it started in December of last year. The chances of the disease to reach the United are pretty low. That is after Dr. Kent Brantly survived after being flow from Africa to the United States and be treated at the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Brantly fell ill while helping treating people who contracted the virus in the African continent.
Even if the ebola virus outbreak spreads into the US soil, Americans don't have to worry. This is what a doctor from the Vanderbilt University claims.
Dr. James Crowe, a professor of pediatrics working to develop drugs that will protect people from the virus, said that the country is prepared once such unfortunate event happens.
"Do we think it will ever become widespread in a community? Not at all," Jones said. "I think we're very well prepared."
While he is confident that America can battle the ebola virus outbreak if ever it gets to that, he is worried that efforts to develop the drugs that will help curb the fatality.
"Of course we feel anxious to take the work we've done and push it into practice," Crowe said while speaking to reporters.
"We're working 24/7 here to get our drugs scaled up. The reality is, this current outbreak is going to be stopped by public health measures, not by drugs."
Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has a mortality rate of 50% according to Dr. William Schaffner.
Meanwhile, Liberia, the most affected country with 1779 deaths, is alarmed about more possible infections as there are only two doctors working for 85,000 people. In a report by CNN's Elizabeth Cohen, she said that there's only Dr. Gobee Logan, the county health director for Bomi County, and another doctor, working to fight the ebola virus outbreak.
"Two doctors to take care of Ebola patients, plus the 100 patients in their general hospital, plus the rest of the county. That's two doctors for about 85,000 people," it said.
Sierra Leone has also stepped up its fight against the ebola virus outbreak by implementing a three-day lockdown last week.
The problem is getting bigger and West Africa is looking for help.
